William M. Rountree

William M. Rountree
Rountree in 1971
4th Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern, South Asian, and African Affairs
In office
August 30, 1956 – July 6, 1959
Preceded byGeorge V. Allen
Succeeded byG. Lewis Jones
Personal details
Born(1917-03-28)March 28, 1917
Swainsboro, Georgia, U.S.
DiedNovember 3, 1995(1995-11-03) (aged 78)
Gainesville, Florida, U.S.
Parent(s)William Manning Rountree Sr.
Clyde Branan Rountree

William "Bill" Manning Rountree, Jr. (March 28, 1917 – November 3, 1995) was an American diplomat who most notably served as U.S. Ambassador to Pakistan (1959–1962), Sudan (1962–1965), South Africa (1965–1970) and to Brazil from 1970 to 1973 (his retirement).

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.