American diplomat (1918–2008)
David D. Newsom
Newsom in 1975
In office April 19, 1978 – February 27, 1981Preceded by Philip C. Habib Succeeded by Walter J. Stoessel, Jr. In office November 11, 1977 – March 30, 1978President Jimmy Carter Preceded by William H. Sullivan Succeeded by Richard W. Murphy In office December 19, 1973 – October 6, 1977President Richard Nixon Gerald Ford Jimmy Carter Preceded by Francis Joseph Galbraith Succeeded by Edward E. Masters In office July 22, 1965 – June 21, 1969President Lyndon B. Johnson Richard Nixon Preceded by Edwin Allan Lightner Succeeded by Joseph Palmer II
Born David Dunlop Newsom
(1918-01-06 ) January 6, 1918Died March 30, 2008(2008-03-30) (aged 90)
David Dunlop Newsom (January 6, 1918 – March 30, 2008) was an American diplomat. He served as the United States Ambassador to Libya from 1965 to 1969, the United States Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs from 1969 to 1974, the United States Ambassador to Indonesia from 1973 to 1977 and the United States Ambassador to the Philippines from 1977 to 1978.[1]
In October 1979, when Mohammad Reza Pahlavi checked into the New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center , he used "David D. Newsom" as his temporary codename without Newsom's knowledge.
Newsom served as Acting Secretary of State in May 1980, and held the same position in January, 1981.[2]
Newsom was also the author of six books and a regular columnist for The Christian Science Monitor , contributing over 400 columns from 1981 to 2005.
On June 16, 2004, he joined a group of twenty-seven called Diplomats and Military Commanders for Change opposing the Iraq War .
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