James Bishop | |
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Born |
New Rochelle,
New York, U.S. | July 21, 1938
Nationality | American |
Education |
College of the Holy Cross (
BS) Johns Hopkins University (MIIP) |
Occupation | Diplomat |
Years active | 1960-1993 [1]: 4, 117 |
Known for | U.S. Ambassador to Niger (1979-81), Liberia (1987-90), and Somalia (1990-91) |
James Keough Bishop Jr. (born July 21, 1938) is an American Foreign Service Officer, who served as U.S. Ambassador to Niger (1979–81), Liberia (1987-90), and Somalia (1990–91).
Bishop's last ambassadorial posting to Somalia ended in a rescue by the U.S. military in Operation Eastern Exit, when the embassy came under threat as a result of military action in the Somali Civil War.
Bishop was born July 21, 1938, in New Rochelle, New York [2] to James Keough Bishop Sr. and Dorothy (née O'Keefe). [3] He graduated from the College of the Holy Cross (B.S., 1960) and Johns Hopkins University's School of Advanced International Studies (M.I.I.P., 1981). [2] [4]
After graduating from college in 1960, Bishop entered the Foreign Service in 1960, where he held the following diplomatic positions:
Bishop retired from the Foreign Service in 1993. [1]
Bishop and his wife mechanical engineer Kathleen Marie Kirby (February 14, 1947 – September 29, 2011) [7] have six children and were married from 1977 until Kathleen death. [3] [4] Bishop and his first wife, attorney Ann Bishop Richardson(December 15, 1940 – April 17, 2012), were married from 1970 to 1976 and have three children and two grandchildren. [8] He is Roman Catholic. [1]
James Bishop | |
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Born |
New Rochelle,
New York, U.S. | July 21, 1938
Nationality | American |
Education |
College of the Holy Cross (
BS) Johns Hopkins University (MIIP) |
Occupation | Diplomat |
Years active | 1960-1993 [1]: 4, 117 |
Known for | U.S. Ambassador to Niger (1979-81), Liberia (1987-90), and Somalia (1990-91) |
James Keough Bishop Jr. (born July 21, 1938) is an American Foreign Service Officer, who served as U.S. Ambassador to Niger (1979–81), Liberia (1987-90), and Somalia (1990–91).
Bishop's last ambassadorial posting to Somalia ended in a rescue by the U.S. military in Operation Eastern Exit, when the embassy came under threat as a result of military action in the Somali Civil War.
Bishop was born July 21, 1938, in New Rochelle, New York [2] to James Keough Bishop Sr. and Dorothy (née O'Keefe). [3] He graduated from the College of the Holy Cross (B.S., 1960) and Johns Hopkins University's School of Advanced International Studies (M.I.I.P., 1981). [2] [4]
After graduating from college in 1960, Bishop entered the Foreign Service in 1960, where he held the following diplomatic positions:
Bishop retired from the Foreign Service in 1993. [1]
Bishop and his wife mechanical engineer Kathleen Marie Kirby (February 14, 1947 – September 29, 2011) [7] have six children and were married from 1977 until Kathleen death. [3] [4] Bishop and his first wife, attorney Ann Bishop Richardson(December 15, 1940 – April 17, 2012), were married from 1970 to 1976 and have three children and two grandchildren. [8] He is Roman Catholic. [1]