Paul H. Boeker
Paul H. Boeker (May 2, 1938 St. Louis, Missouri - March 29, 2003) a former United States ambassador to Jordan (1984 to 1987) and Bolivia (1977 to 1980).[1]
Boeker was director of the Foreign Service Institute from 1980 to 1983. While in Jordan, he arranged secret meetings between Jordanian and Israeli officials on issues such as telecommunications, counterterrorism and water sharing. Because he protected American lives during a Bolivian military coup d'état in 1979, he received the State Department's Superior Honor Award. Boeker was president and chief executive of the Institute of the Americas at the University of California, San Diego, a networking organization between Western Hemisphere countries in multiple economic sectors.[2] for the last 14 years of his career.[1]
Boeker graduated Magna Cum Laude from Dartmouth College and received a master's degree in economics from the University of Michigan. He died of brain cancer at his home in San Diego, California.[1]
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- ^ Jump up to: a b c "Paul H. Boeker, 64, Dies; Former Ambassador to Jordan". The New York Times. April 3, 2003. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
- ^ "Diplomat Paul H. Boeker Dies at 64". The Washington Post. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
- 1938 births
- 2003 deaths
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- 20th-century American diplomats
- Ambassadors of the United States to Jordan
- Ambassadors of the United States to Bolivia
- Dartmouth College alumni
- University of Michigan alumni
- Deaths from brain tumor
- People from San Diego
- Deaths from cancer in California
- Neurological disease deaths in California
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