John Melvin Yates | |
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Personal details | |
Born | Superior, Montana, U.S. | November 25, 1939
Alma mater |
Stanford University (
A.B.) Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy ( M.A., M.A.L.D., Ph.D) |
Occupation | Ambassador |
John Melvin Yates, (born November 25, 1939, in Superior, Montana [1]) is a Career Foreign Service Officer, held several ambassadorships during his career. He was the American Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Cape Verde (1983-1986), Chargé d’Affaires ad interim (Congo (Kinshasa) 1992-1995), Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Benin (1995-1998), and concurrent positions to Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea (1999-2001). [2]
Yates graduated from Stanford University (A.B., 1961) and the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy (M.A., 1962; M.A.L.D., 1963; Ph. D., 1972). [1]
In March 2000, Yates was slightly injured during an attempted carjacking when he left an embassy function in Cameroon. [3]
John Melvin Yates | |
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Personal details | |
Born | Superior, Montana, U.S. | November 25, 1939
Alma mater |
Stanford University (
A.B.) Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy ( M.A., M.A.L.D., Ph.D) |
Occupation | Ambassador |
John Melvin Yates, (born November 25, 1939, in Superior, Montana [1]) is a Career Foreign Service Officer, held several ambassadorships during his career. He was the American Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Cape Verde (1983-1986), Chargé d’Affaires ad interim (Congo (Kinshasa) 1992-1995), Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Benin (1995-1998), and concurrent positions to Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea (1999-2001). [2]
Yates graduated from Stanford University (A.B., 1961) and the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy (M.A., 1962; M.A.L.D., 1963; Ph. D., 1972). [1]
In March 2000, Yates was slightly injured during an attempted carjacking when he left an embassy function in Cameroon. [3]