William Lester Eagleton Jr. (August 17, 1926 – January 27, 2011) was a United States Foreign Service Officer and diplomat who served as Ambassador to several Middle Eastern and North African states.[1]
Eagleton served as American consul in Tabriz, Iran between 1959 and 1961[2] and United States Ambassador to Yemen 1967, Tunisia 1977, Libya 1978–1979, Algeria 1979, Iraq 1980–1984 and Syria 1985–1988. He is also an author of The Kurdish Republic of 1946 (1961) and, "Iraqi Kurdistan" in The World Today (1956).[3]
After his term as Ambassador to Syria ended in 1988, Eagleton worked with the United Nations as Deputy Commissioner-General for Palestinian Refugees (1988–94), Special Coordinator for Sarajevo (1994–1996), and Director of UN Operations in Western Sahara (1999–2001). He rejoined the State Department in 2003 as a special advisor for Northern Iraq.
Textile publications
Eagleton's 1988 book Introduction to Kurdish Rugs drew from his experience collecting rugs in Baghdad and elsewhere in the middle east. It remains the standard book on Kurdish pile weavings, which remain relatively unknown even among textile collectors.
^"Ex-Peoria diplomat dies at 84". Retrieved 22 October 2016.
^Quarterly, Middle East (1 September 2005). "William Eagleton: "The Foreign Service Has Changed Much"". Middle East Quarterly. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
^. www.mideasti.org. Archived from the original on December 30, 2005.
External links
United States Interests Section in Iraq Cable from William L. Eagleton Jr. to the Department of State. "Follow-up on Rumsfeld Visit to Baghdad", December 26, 1983
Nomination of William L. Eagleton Jr. To Be United States Ambassador to Syria
william, eagleton, william, lester, eagleton, august, 1926, january, 2011, united, states, foreign, service, officer, diplomat, served, ambassador, several, middle, eastern, north, african, states, contents, early, life, diplomatic, career, textile, publicatio. William Lester Eagleton Jr August 17 1926 January 27 2011 was a United States Foreign Service Officer and diplomat who served as Ambassador to several Middle Eastern and North African states 1 Contents 1 Early life 2 Diplomatic career 3 Textile publications 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksEarly life EditBorn in Peoria Illinois Eagleton served in the United States Navy from 1944 to 1946 and graduated from Yale University in 1948 He joined the U S foreign service in 1949 Diplomatic career EditEagleton served as American consul in Tabriz Iran between 1959 and 1961 2 and United States Ambassador to Yemen 1967 Tunisia 1977 Libya 1978 1979 Algeria 1979 Iraq 1980 1984 and Syria 1985 1988 He is also an author of The Kurdish Republic of 1946 1961 and Iraqi Kurdistan in The World Today 1956 3 After his term as Ambassador to Syria ended in 1988 Eagleton worked with the United Nations as Deputy Commissioner General for Palestinian Refugees 1988 94 Special Coordinator for Sarajevo 1994 1996 and Director of UN Operations in Western Sahara 1999 2001 He rejoined the State Department in 2003 as a special advisor for Northern Iraq Textile publications EditEagleton s 1988 book Introduction to Kurdish Rugs drew from his experience collecting rugs in Baghdad and elsewhere in the middle east It remains the standard book on Kurdish pile weavings which remain relatively unknown even among textile collectors See also Edit Biography portal Politics portalSpecial Representative of the Secretary General for Western SaharaReferences Edit Ex Peoria diplomat dies at 84 Retrieved 22 October 2016 Quarterly Middle East 1 September 2005 William Eagleton The Foreign Service Has Changed Much Middle East Quarterly Retrieved 22 October 2016 Middle East Institute MEI Experts and Media Resources www mideasti org Archived from the original on December 30 2005 External links EditUnited States Interests Section in Iraq Cable from William L Eagleton Jr to the Department of State Follow up on Rumsfeld Visit to Baghdad December 26 1983 Nomination of William L Eagleton Jr To Be United States Ambassador to Syria William L Eagleton at Find a Grave Diplomatic postsPreceded byRobert P Paganelli United States Ambassador to Syria1984 1988 Succeeded byEdward Peter Djerejian Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title William L Eagleton amp oldid 1105882849, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
