R. Borden Reams
R. Borden Reams | |
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| 1st United States Ambassador to Burkina Faso | |
| In office December 6, 1960 – June 26, 1961 | |
| President | Dwight D. Eisenhower |
| Preceded by | office established |
| Succeeded by | Thomas S. Estes |
| 1st United States Ambassador to Benin | |
| In office November 26, 1960 – July 31, 1961 | |
| President | Dwight D. Eisenhower |
| Preceded by | office established |
| Succeeded by | Robinson McIlvaine |
| 1st United States Ambassador to Niger | |
| In office November 23, 1960 – August 2, 1961 | |
| President | Dwight D. Eisenhower |
| Preceded by | office established |
| Succeeded by | Mercer Cook |
| 1st United States Ambassador to Côte d'Ivoire | |
| In office November 20, 1960 – May 12, 1962 | |
| President | Dwight D. Eisenhower |
| Preceded by | office established |
| Succeeded by | James Wine |
| United States Minister to Denmark Acting | |
| In office June 5, 1940 – December 20, 1941 | |
| President | Franklin D. Roosevelt |
| Preceded by | Ray Atherton |
| Succeeded by | Monnett Bain Davis (1945) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 27, 1904 Luthersburg, Pennsylvania |
| Died | March 26, 1994 (aged 90) Panama City, Florida |
| Spouse | Charlotte Johns |
| Profession | Diplomat |
Robert Borden Reams (January 27, 1904 – March 26, 1994) was an American diplomat.[1][2] He was the first United States Ambassador to Upper Volta (now Burkina Faso), Dahomey (now Benin), Niger, and Ivory Coast (now Côte d'Ivoire) simultaneously. On July 31, 1960, an envoy, Donald R. Norland, had presented his credentials as Chargé d'Affaires ad interim on the previous day of Reams' appointment.
Biography
Reams was born in Luthersburg, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, on January 27, 1904.[3][4] He was the son of John Homer Reams and Lulu Ann (Borden) Reams. He married his wife Charlotte Johns on April 6, 1924. He later joined the U.S Foreign and saw overseas post as U.S. Vice Consul in Le Havre, France from 1929 to 1931, South Africa in Johannesburg from 1931 to 33 and again from 1935 to 1936; From 1933 to 1935 Reams was U.S. Vice Consul in Port Elizabeth, South Africa. He later became U.S. Consul in Copenhagen, Denmark in 1937 until 1940.
On October 14, 1960, Reams was nominated to be the U.S. Ambassador to Dahomey, Niger, Ivory Coast, and Upper Volta by President Dwight D. Eisenhower. He was a resident at Abidjan during his ambassadorship. By 1962, Reams had been superseded by respective ambassadors to each country he represented.
Reams died in 1994 of an aortic aneurysm at 90 years of age.[5]
References
- ^ "Former Ambassadors | Embassy of the United States Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire". abidjan.usembassy.gov. Archived from the original on 2015-05-18. Retrieved 2015-05-15.
- ^ "R Borden Reams". NameBase. Retrieved 2012-01-20.[dead link]
- ^ Institute for Research in Biography, Inc; Institute for Research in Biography (New York, N.Y.) (1948). World Biography. Institute for Research in Biography. Retrieved 2015-05-15.
- ^ Lawrence Kestenbaum. "The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Reade to Rector". politicalgraveyard.com. Retrieved 2015-05-15.
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This article incorporates public domain material from U.S. Bilateral Relations Fact Sheets. United States Department of State.
