John Pierce Ferriter
John Pierce Ferriter (born January 26, 1938 in Boston, Massachusetts, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, served as the American Ambassador of the United States of America to Djibouti from 1985 until 1987.[1][2]
In 1962 and 1963, Ferriter was a law librarian with Mendes & Mount in New York. In 1964 he became a junior Foreign Service officer and was posted to the U.S. Embassy in Brazzaville, Congo, until 1965. From 1966–1970, he was an economic officer at the U.S. Mission to the OECD (Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development) in Paris, France. In 1972, Ferriter became a staff member of the National Security Council at the White House. From 1983 until his nomination, he was the deputy chief of mission at the U.S. Embassy in Kinshasa, Zaire.[1]
Mr. Ferriter graduated from Queens College, City University of New York (B.A., 1960), Fordham University School of Law (L.L.B., 1963), Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government (M.P.A., 1973) and the U.S. Army War College in 1983. He served in the United States Marine Corps Reserve in 1955 - 1961.[1]
References
- ^ a b c "Nominations, July 17, 1985". Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
- ^ "John Pierce Ferriter (1938–)". Office of the Historian. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
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