Thomas C. Mann
Thomas C. Mann (Laredo, Texas, November 11, 1912 – January 23, 1999)[1] was a diplomat who specialized in Latin American affairs while employed by the U.S. Department of State from 1942-1966. During the first administration of U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower he served in a variety of posts, including two years as Ambassador to El Salvador. In late September 1957 Mann moved to Washington, D.C., to become Assistant Secretary of State for Economic Affairs. In August 1960, he became Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs where he remained until the end of the administration. President John F. Kennedy appointed Mann Ambassador to Mexico where he successfully negotiated a settlement of a boundary dispute between Mexico and the U.S. He later served in Panama during a period of intense anti-U.S. agitation. He resigned from the State Department in 1966 to return to private life.
Mann was a brother of Laredo attorney Samuel Edward "Ed" Mann, a 1923 graduate of the University of Texas Law School.[2]
Mann Road in Laredo is named for the Mann family.
[edit] Career
- 1934 Graduated from Baylor University
- 1934 - 1942 Lawyer in Laredo, Texas
- 1942 Joined Diplomatic Service, United States Department Of State
- 1942 - 1955 Held various diplomatic posts in Europe, Latin America and Washington, D.C.
- 1955 - 1957 U.S. Ambassador to El Salvador
- October 1957 - August 1960 Assistant Secretary of State for Economic Affairs
- August 1960 - January 1961 Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs
- 1961 - 1966 Held various diplomatic posts in Latin America and Washington, DC.
- 1965 - 1966 Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs
- June 1966 Resigned from Department of State
- January 1999 Residing in Lubbock, Texas, at the time of his death at the age of eighty-seven
[edit] External links
- Papers of Thomas C. Mann, Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library
- Oral History Interview with Thomas C. Mann, from the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library
[edit] References
- ^ "Social Security Death Index". rootsweb.ancestry.com. http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi?lastname=Mann&firstname=Thomas&start=181. Retrieved July 21, 2009.
- ^ ""The University of Texas School of Law (Graduates, 1912-1969)"". utexad.edu. http://www.utexas.edu/law/academics/chancellors/archive.html. Retrieved July 21, 2009.
| Diplomatic posts | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Robert C. Hill |
United States Ambassador to El Salvador 1955 - 1957 |
Succeeded by Thorsten V. Kalijarvi |
| Government offices | ||
| Preceded by Roy R. Rubottom, Jr. |
Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs August 28, 1960 – April 20, 1961 |
Succeeded by Robert F. Woodward |
| Diplomatic posts | ||
| Preceded by Robert C. Hill |
U.S. Ambassador to Mexico 1961 -1963 |
Succeeded by Fulton Freeman |
| Government offices | ||
| Preceded by Edwin M. Martin |
Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs January 3, 1964 – March 17, 1965 |
Succeeded by Jack Vaughn |
| Preceded by George Wildman Ball |
Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs March 18, 1965 – May 31, 1966 |
Succeeded by William J. Casey |
