Samuel Rhea Gammon III

Samuel Rhea Gammon III
Samuel Rhea Gammon III
United States Ambassador to Mauritius
	In office; 20 December 1978 – 20 January 1980
President	Jimmy Carter
Preceded by	Robert V. Keeley
Succeeded by	Robert C. F. Gordon
Personal details
Born	January 22, 1924 (age 100); Sherman, Texas
Profession	Diplomat

Samuel Rhea Gammon III (born January 22, 1924) was an American diplomat and former United States Ambassador to Mauritius under the Carter Administration. He also served as the Deputy Chief of Mission in Paris under ambassadors Kenneth Rush (1974–77) in France and Arthur Hartman (1977–81). He later resigned the ambassadorship, and was replaced by Robert C. F. Gordon.^[1] On February 15, 2012, he endowed a gift of $200,000 to the Department of History at Texas A&M University.^[2]

Gammon is a Veteran of World War II, serving in the U.S. Army from 1943-1946.

References

^ http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/gambrell-garcelon.html
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Preceded by Robert V. Keeley	United States Ambassador to Mauritius 1978–1980	Succeeded by Robert C. F. Gordon

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