Herbert Eugene Horowitz (born July 10, 1930 – March 2, 2019)[1][2] was a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, American Ambassador to The Gambia from 1986 to 1989,[3][4] consul general in Sydney, Australia from 1981 to 1984,[5] and deputy chief of mission at the Embassy in Beijing, China from 1984 to 1986.[1]

Herbert E. Horowitz
United States Ambassador to the Gambia
In office
October 24, 1986 (1986-10-24) – November 4, 1989 (1989-11-04)
Preceded byRobert Thomas Hennemeyer
Succeeded byRuth V. Washington
Personal details
Born(1930-07-10)July 10, 1930
Brooklyn, New York, United States
DiedMarch 2, 2019(2019-03-02) (aged 88)
Pasadena, California, United States
Alma materAlfred University, Brooklyn College, Columbia University, Tufts University
ProfessionDiplomat

Biography

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Horowitz grew up in Crown Heights, Brooklyn and graduated from Boys High School (Brooklyn). He attended Alfred University for two years before transferring to Brooklyn College[1] (B.A., 1952). He went on to earn a M.A. in 1964 from Columbia University and M.A. in 1965 from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy.[3]

Horowitz joined the Foreign Service in 1956 and was assigned as economic officer at the Embassy in Taipei, Taiwan. He returned Washington in 1962 to become economic officer, Office of East Asia and China Affairs.[5]

A resident of Washington, DC, Horowitz was visiting his son in California when he died of a stroke in California.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "The Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training Foreign Affairs Oral History Project AMBASSADOR HERBERT E. HOROWITZ" (PDF). Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training. December 9, 1992. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 27, 2024. Retrieved July 18, 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Community deaths". Washington Post. April 1, 2019. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Nomination of Herbert E. Horowitz To Be United States Ambassador to The Gambia". Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum. Archived from the original on February 1, 2020. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
  4. ^ "Herbert E. Horowitz (1930–)". Office of the Historian. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
  5. ^ a b "Reagan names 9 for ambassadorships". Department of State News Letter (292). U.S. Department of State: 12. 1986.