Edward J. Perkins

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Edward J. Perkins was an American career diplomat who served as U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations and was notable for being the first Black U.S. Ambassador to apartheid-era South Africa.

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instanceOf American diplomat
ambassador
human
awardReceived Department of State Distinguished Honor Award
Presidential Distinguished Service Award
countryOfBirth United States of America
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1928-06-08
dateOfDeath 2020-11-07
educatedAt University of Maryland
University of Southern California
employer United States Department of State
ethnicGroup African American
linked to: Black Americans
familyName Perkins
fieldOfWork diplomacy
international relations
givenName Edward
hasHonorificPrefix Ambassador
languageSpoken English
memberOf United States Foreign Service
militaryBranch United States Army
United States Marine Corps
notableFor advocacy for diversity in the U.S. Foreign Service
being the first Black U.S. Ambassador to apartheid-era South Africa
service as U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations
occupation ambassador
diplomat
placeOfBirth Sterlington, Louisiana
placeOfDeath Washington, D.C.
positionHeld United States Ambassador to Australia
United States Ambassador to Liberia
United States Ambassador to South Africa
United States Ambassador to the United Nations
residence Washington, D.C.
sexOrGender male
workLocation Canberra
Monrovia
Pretoria
Washington, D.C.

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Madeleine Albright precededBy_UNAmbassador Edward J. Perkins