Carl Edward Dillery
Carl Edward Dillery | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 17, 1930 |
| Died | January 23, 2016 (aged 85) |
| Education | Seattle Pacific College, George Washington University |
| Occupation | foreign service |
| Years active | 1984–1987 |
| Known for | U.S. ambassador to Fiji, Tonga, Tuvalu and Kiribati |
| Notable work | chair of the American Foreign Service Association’s (AFSA) Scholarship Committee |
Carl Edward Dillery (December 17, 1930 – January 23, 2016) was the U.S. ambassador to Fiji, Tonga, Tuvalu and Kiribati (formerly known as the Gilbert Islands) (1984 to 1987)[1] and chair of the American Foreign Service Association’s (AFSA) Scholarship Committee for 15 years (1997 to 2012) and retiree vice president from 1991 to 1993.[2]
Dillery was born in Seattle, Washington. He graduated from Seattle Pacific College in 1953 with a bachelor's degree in history and earn a master's of science degree in the administration of national security from The George Washington University. After Seattle Pacific, he worked as an insurance examiner before joining the Foreign Service in 1955.[2]
References
- ^ "Carl Edward Dillery (1930–)". Office of the Historian. Retrieved February 23, 2020.
- ^ a b Honley, Steven Alan. "AFSA's Very Own Santa Claus: Carl Edward Dillery, 1930–2016". American Foreign Service Association. Retrieved February 23, 2020.
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