Edward J. Perkins
Edward Joseph Perkins (born June 8, 1928) is an American diplomat who served as U.S. Ambassador to Liberia, South Africa, and the United Nations. He was later the director of the United States State Department's Diplomatic Corps.
Early life and education
Perkins was born in Sterlington, Louisiana. He grew up in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, and graduated in 1947 from Jefferson High School in Portland, Oregon. He earned his B.A. from the University of Maryland, College Park in 1967, and his M.A. and Doctor of Public Administration from the University of Southern California. He is an active member of Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity.
Career
After serving in the United States Army and United States Marine Corps, including stints in Tokyo and South Korea, he held numerous positions in the United States Department of State and United States Foreign Service. He was appointed ambassador to Liberia in 1985, and in 1986 was appointed ambassador to South Africa, where he served until 1989. He returned to the United States to serve in the State Department until 1992, when he was appointed United States Ambassador to the United Nations and U.S. Representative to the United Nations Security Council.[1][2] In 1993, he was appointed representative to the Commonwealth of Australia, where he served until 1996 before retiring at the rank of Career Minister in the United States Foreign Service.
He taught at the University of Oklahoma where he served as Senior Vice Provost Emeritus of International Programs at the International Program Center, and Professor Emeritus of the School of International and Area Studies. He is a member of the American Academy of Diplomacy.[3]
Writings
- Mr. Ambassador, Warrior for Peace (memoirs,) published by The University of Oklahoma Press in 2006.
- The Palestinian Refugees: Old Problems - New Solutions (Studies in peace politics in the Middle East) - co-editor with Joseph Ginat, Sussex Academic Press, 2002.
- The Middle East Peace Process: Vision Versus Reality (Studies in peace politics in the Middle East) - co-editor with Joseph Ginat, Sussex Academic Press, 2002.
- Palestinian Refugees: Traditional Positions and New Solutions = co-editor with Joseph Ginat, University of Oklahoma Press, 2001.
- The seedlings of hope: U.S. policy in Africa, U.S. Department of State, 1989.
References
- ^ Directors General of the Foreign Service/Directors of the Bureau of Human Resources
- ^ United Nations (New York)
- ^ "Edward J. Perkins". The American Academy of Diplomacy. Archived from the original on July 20, 2011. Retrieved October 9, 2009.
- Directors General of the Foreign Service/Directors of the Bureau of Human Resources
- Representatives of the U.S.A. to the United Nations
- Edward J. Perkins
- biography and citations
- University of Maryland University College / Achiever Summer 2007 article
- Norma M. Riccucci (1995). Unsung Heroes: Federal Execucrats Making a Difference. Georgetown University Press.
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- 1928 births
- African-American diplomats
- Ambassadors of the United States to Australia
- Ambassadors of the United States to Liberia
- Ambassadors of the United States to South Africa
- Florida State University faculty
- Jefferson High School (Portland, Oregon) alumni
- Living people
- People from Ouachita Parish, Louisiana
- People from Portland, Oregon
- People from Oklahoma
- Permanent Representatives of the United States to the United Nations
- University of Maryland Global Campus alumni
- University of Oklahoma faculty
- USC Sol Price School of Public Policy alumni
- African Americans in Oregon
- United States Foreign Service personnel
- African-American history of Oregon
- Directors General of the United States Foreign Service