R. Borden Reams

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R. Borden Reams
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R. Borden Reams with Félix Houphouët-Boigny, John F. Kennedy and Jackie Kennedy in 1962
1st United States Ambassador to Burkina Faso
In office
December 6, 1960 – June 26, 1961
PresidentDwight D. Eisenhower
Preceded byoffice established
Succeeded byThomas S. Estes
1st United States Ambassador to Benin
In office
November 26, 1960 – July 31, 1961
PresidentDwight D. Eisenhower
Preceded byoffice established
Succeeded byRobinson McIlvaine
1st United States Ambassador to Niger
In office
November 23, 1960 – August 2, 1961
PresidentDwight D. Eisenhower
Preceded byoffice established
Succeeded byMercer Cook
1st United States Ambassador to Côte d'Ivoire
In office
November 20, 1960 – May 12, 1962
PresidentDwight D. Eisenhower
Preceded byoffice established
Succeeded by
United States Minister to Denmark
Acting
In office
June 5, 1940 – December 20, 1941
PresidentFranklin D. Roosevelt
Preceded byRay Atherton
Succeeded byMonnett Bain Davis (1945)
Personal details
Born(1904-01-27)January 27, 1904
Luthersburg, Pennsylvania
DiedMarch 26, 1994(1994-03-26) (aged 90)
Panama City, Florida
Spouse(s)Charlotte Johns
ProfessionDiplomat

Robert Borden Reams (January 27, 1904 – March 26, 1994) was an American diplomat.[1][2] He was the first United States Ambassador to Upper Volta (now Burkina Faso), Dahomey (now Benin), Niger, and Ivory Coast (now Côte d'Ivoire) simultaneously. On July 31, 1960, an envoy, Donald R. Norland, had presented his credentials as Chargé d'Affaires ad interim on the previous day of Reams' appointment.

Biography[]

Reams was born in Luthersburg, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, on January 27, 1904.[3][4] He was the son of John Homer Reams and Lulu Ann (Borden) Reams. He married his wife Charlotte Johns on April 6, 1924. He later joined the U.S Foreign and saw overseas post as U.S. Vice Consul in Le Havre, France from 1929 to 1931, South Africa in Johannesburg from 1931 to 33 and again from 1935 to 1936; From 1933 to 1935 Reams was U.S. Vice Consul in Port Elizabeth, South Africa. He later became U.S. Consul in Copenhagen, Denmark in 1937 until 1940.

On October 14, 1960, Reams was nominated to be the U.S. Ambassador to Dahomey, Niger, Ivory Coast, and Upper Volta by President Dwight D. Eisenhower. He was a resident at Abidjan during his ambassadorship. By 1962, Reams had been superseded by respective ambassadors to each country he represented.

Reams died in 1994 of an aortic aneurysm at 90 years of age.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ "Former Ambassadors | Embassy of the United States Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire". abidjan.usembassy.gov. Archived from the original on 2015-05-18. Retrieved 2015-05-15.
  2. ^ "R Borden Reams". NameBase. Retrieved 2012-01-20.[dead link]
  3. ^ Institute for Research in Biography, Inc; Institute for Research in Biography (New York, N.Y.) (1948). World Biography. Institute for Research in Biography. Retrieved 2015-05-15.
  4. ^ Lawrence Kestenbaum. "The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Reade to Rector". politicalgraveyard.com. Retrieved 2015-05-15.
  5. ^ "Oscar Dodek Sr. Dies". pqasb.pqarchiver.com. Retrieved 2015-05-15.
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by
office established 		United States Ambassador to Benin
1960–1961 		Succeeded by
Robinson McIlvaine
Preceded by
office established 		United States Ambassador to Burkina Faso
1960–1961 		Succeeded by
Thomas S. Estes
Preceded by
office established 		United States Ambassador to Niger
1960–1961 		Succeeded by
Mercer Cook

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