William H. Twaddell
William H. Twaddell (born 1941 Madison, Wisconsin)[1] is a retired American diplomat who was the Ambassador to Nigeria (1997–2000) and Mauritania (1988–1991), Chargé d'Affaires ad interim to Mozambique (1980–1983) and the de facto Ambassador to Liberia (1992–1995).[2] He served as interim CEO of Dorcas International Institute.[3]
A resident of Providence, Rhode Island, he graduated from Brown University in 1963 and was a member of the Board of Trustees. After stints in the Peace Corps and the Army, Twaddell became a D.C.-based reporter for The New York Daily News.[3]
While serving in Liberia, Twaddell was "chief of mission," which made him de facto U.S. ambassador because the U.S. did not have formal relations with the Liberian national government at the time. Two months after he arrived, 500 West African peacekeepers were kidnapped by rebel forces in 1992. He worked with former President Jimmy Carter to have the hostages released.[3]
Twaddell married artist Susan L. Hardy in an August 1989.[4]
References[]
- ^ "William H. Twaddell Ambassador to Nigeria". US Department of State Archive. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
- ^ "William H. Twaddell (1941–)". Office of the Historian. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
- ^ a b c Marcelo, Philip (July 27, 2013). "Rebuilding Liberia: Former Head of U.S. Embassy Recalls Civil War Years". Providence Journal. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
- ^ Conroy, Sara Beth (April 22, 1990). "THE LIFE OF AN ENVOY'S WIFE". The Washington Post. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
- People from Madison, Wisconsin
- People from Providence, Rhode Island
- American chief executives
- Brown University alumni
- American male journalists
- American newspaper reporters and correspondents
- Peace Corps volunteers
- Ambassadors of the United States to Nigeria
- Ambassadors of the United States to Mauritania
- Ambassadors of the United States to Liberia
- Ambassadors of the United States to Mozambique
- 1941 births
- Living people
- 20th-century American diplomats