Elmer Michael Southwick (born January 12, 1945 Willits, California) was the American Ambassador to Uganda from 1994 until 1997.[1][2][3]

Early life

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Southwick was born in California and raised there and in Idaho. He graduated from Stanford University and entered the Foreign Service in 1967.[4]

Career

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Southwick served as Deputy Chief of Mission in Kenya under political appointee Ambassador Smith Hempstone from 1990 until 1994.[4]

In 2001, Southwick led the US delegation to the World Conference Against Racism in Durban. Southwick was retired in 2004 and gives seminars at the US Institute of Peace (USIP).

References

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  1. ^ "The Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training Foreign Affairs Oral History Project AMBASSADOR E. MICHAEL SOUTHWICK" (PDF). Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training. 4 May 2004. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 July 2024. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
  2. ^ "E. Michael Southwick (1945–)". Office of the Historian. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  3. ^ "EXECUTIVE REPORTS OF COMMITTEES". Congressional Record. GPO. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  4. ^ a b "KENYA" (PDF). Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 August 2024. Retrieved 5 August 2024.

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