Princeton Lyman

Princeton Lyman
20th United States Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs
In office
March 19, 1997 – October 22, 1998
PresidentBill Clinton
Preceded byDouglas J. Bennet
Succeeded byDavid Welch
United States Ambassador to South Africa
In office
July 14, 1992 – December 14, 1995
PresidentGeorge H. W. Bush
Bill Clinton
Preceded byWilliam Lacy Swing
Succeeded byJames A. Joseph
United States Ambassador to Nigeria
In office
September 12, 1986 – July 24, 1989
PresidentRonald Reagan
George H. W. Bush
Preceded byThomas W. M. Smith
Succeeded byLannon Walker
6th Director of the Bureau of Refugee Programs
In office
September 5, 1989 – June 15, 1992
Preceded byJonathan Moore
Succeeded byWarren Zimmermann
Personal details
Born(1935-11-20)November 20, 1935
DiedAugust 24, 2018(2018-08-24) (aged 82)

Princeton Nathan Lyman (November 20, 1935 – August 24, 2018) was a diplomat and former United States Ambassador to Nigeria (1986–89) and South Africa (1992–95), and former Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs (1996–98). He was a member of the American Academy of Diplomacy and the Aspen Institute, and was Adjunct Senior Fellow for Africa Policy Studies with the Council on Foreign Relations.

Lyman had a bachelor's degree from the University of California, Berkeley and a Ph.D. from Harvard University.