Heck was born in Bern, Switzerland, to American parents. After graduating with a B.A. from Yale University in 1941,[1] he joined the State Department's the newly established Division of World Trade Intelligence in 1943. From 1945 to 1952, he was assistant chief and later chief of the Biographic Information Division. In 1952, he became acting director of the Office of Library Information.[1]
Heck was married twice, first to Elizabeth, with whom he had two children, then to Ernestine (née Sherman). He received the State Department's Distinguished Service Award in 1974.[4] After his retirement from the State Department, he lived in Madras, India, where he died of Parkinson's disease on January 13, 1993.[2]
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^ abcdef"United States Ambassador to Nepal - Nomination of L. Douglas Heck | The American Presidency Project". www.presidency.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2020-10-06.
^ abc"OBITUARIES". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2020-10-06.
^ ab"Louis Douglas Heck - People - Department History - Office of the Historian". history.state.gov. Retrieved 2020-10-06.
^"Congressional Record, 93rd Congress, 2nd Session". www.govinfo.gov. February 7, 1974. p. 1405. Retrieved October 6, 2020.
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douglas, heck, louis, douglas, heck, december, 1918, january, 1993, american, diplomat, state, department, official, 11th, united, states, ambassador, nepalin, office, july, 1977, 1977, 1980, 1980preceded, bymarquita, maytagsucceeded, jefferson, coolidge1st, c. Louis Douglas Heck December 14 1918 1 January 13 1993 2 was an American diplomat and State Department official L Douglas Heck11th United States Ambassador to NepalIn office July 27 1977 1977 07 27 1980 05 19 May 19 1980Preceded byMarquita MaytagSucceeded byT Jefferson Coolidge1st Coordinator for CounterterrorismIn office August 29 1976 1976 08 29 1977 06 06 June 6 1977Succeeded byHeyward Isham6th United States Ambassador to NigerIn office March 22 1974 1974 03 22 1976 07 20 July 20 1976Preceded byRoswell D McClellandSucceeded byCharles A JamesUnited States Ambassador to CyprusIn office August 16 1960 1960 08 16 1960 08 27 August 27 1960ActingSucceeded byFraser WilkinsPersonal detailsBorn 1918 12 14 December 14 1918Cedarville Ohio U S DiedJanuary 13 1993 1993 01 13 aged 74 Madras IndiaAlma materYale UniversityProfessionDiplomatHeck was born in Bern Switzerland to American parents After graduating with a B A from Yale University in 1941 1 he joined the State Department s the newly established Division of World Trade Intelligence in 1943 From 1945 to 1952 he was assistant chief and later chief of the Biographic Information Division In 1952 he became acting director of the Office of Library Information 1 He joined the United States Foreign Service in 1952 2 His first assignment was as a political officer in Calcutta from 1953 to 1959 when he became Deputy Chief of Mission in Nicosia 1 During his tenure Cyprus declared independence on August 16 1960 and the United States recognized the new country that same day Heck served as charge d affaires ad interim of the newly created U S Embassy until the appointment of Fraser Wilkins as the first Ambassador to Cyprus eleven days later He subsequently returned to India working as counselor of political affairs in New Delhi from 1962 until 1965 and Country Director for India Ceylon Nepal and the Maldives from 1966 to 1968 He was Consul General in Istanbul from 1968 until 1970 and Deputy Chief of Mission in Iran from 1970 to 1974 1 In 1974 President Richard Nixon appointed him Ambassador to the Republic of Niger He presented his credentials on May 30 1974 3 His service terminated on July 20 1976 due to his appointment as the first Coordinator for Counterterrorism a post with the dual rank of Ambassador at large and Assistant Secretary On May 3 1977 President Jimmy Carter appointed Heck to be Ambassador to Nepal 1 a role he held until his retirement from the Foreign Service on May 19 1980 3 Heck was married twice first to Elizabeth with whom he had two children then to Ernestine nee Sherman He received the State Department s Distinguished Service Award in 1974 4 After his retirement from the State Department he lived in Madras India where he died of Parkinson s disease on January 13 1993 2 References edit a b c d e f United States Ambassador to Nepal Nomination of L Douglas Heck The American Presidency Project www presidency ucsb edu Retrieved 2020 10 06 a b c OBITUARIES Washington Post ISSN 0190 8286 Retrieved 2020 10 06 a b Louis Douglas Heck People Department History Office of the Historian history state gov Retrieved 2020 10 06 Congressional Record 93rd Congress 2nd Session www govinfo gov February 7 1974 p 1405 Retrieved October 6 2020 nbsp nbsp This American diplomat related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title L Douglas Heck amp oldid 1177348602, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
