Myles Frechette

American diplomat
Myles Frechette
United States Ambassador to Colombia
In office
25 July 1994 – 8 November 1997
PresidentBill Clinton
Preceded byMorris D. Busby
Succeeded byCurtis W. Kamman
United States Ambassador to Cameroon
In office
8 September 1983 – 30 July 1987
PresidentRonald Reagan
Preceded byHume A. Horan
Succeeded byMark L. Edelman
Personal details
Born(1936-04-25)25 April 1936
Santiago, Chile
Died1 July 2017(2017-07-01) (aged 81)[1]
Rockville, Maryland
NationalityAmerican
SpouseBarbara Ann Frechette
Children2

Myles Robert Rene Frechette (25 April 1936 – 1 July 2017) was U.S. Ambassador to Cameroon (1983-1987) and Colombia (1994-1997).[2] A career diplomat, he joined the US Foreign Service in 1963; other positions include assistant U.S. trade representative for Latin America, the Caribbean, and Africa from 1990 to 1993.[3] He was also Senior Associate with the Center for Strategic and International Studies.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Notable deaths in the Washington area". The Washington Post. 2017-08-31. Archived from the original on 2017-09-09.
  2. ^ US State Dept, Myles Robert Rene Frechette (1936-)
  3. ^ a b Center for Strategic and International Studies, "Myles Frechette". Archived from the original on February 11, 2009. Retrieved 2013-05-24.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

External links

  • State Department page
  • Appearances on C-SPAN
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by
Hume A. Horan
United States Ambassador to Cameroon
1983–1987
Succeeded by
Mark L. Edelman
Preceded by
Morris D. Busby
United States Ambassador to Colombia
1994–1997
Succeeded by
Curtis W. Kamman
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