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William B. Edmondson

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William Brockway Edmondson (February 6, 1927 – December 5, 2013) was an American diplomat in the United States Foreign Service, who served as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States to the Republic of South Africa from 1978-1981. [1]

36 relations: Accra, Apartheid, Bern, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, Bureau of Intelligence and Research, Civil and political rights, Constructive engagement, Dar es Salaam, Deputy chief of mission, Economic sanctions, Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Herman W. Nickel, Inspector general, Jimmy Carter, List of ambassadors of the United States to South Africa, Lusaka, Majority rule, National War College, Nebraska, Northwestern University, Peru, Nebraska, Prescott, Arizona, Ronald Reagan, South Africa, Soweto uprising, St. Joseph, Missouri, Steve Biko, Tanganyika, Tufts University, United States Army, United States Department of State, United States Foreign Service, University of Nebraska–Lincoln, Washington, D.C., West Africa, William G. Bowdler.

Accra

Accra is the capital and largest city of Ghana, covering an area of with an estimated urban population of 2.27 million.

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Apartheid

Apartheid started in 1948 in theUnion of South Africa |year_start.

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Bern

Bern or Berne (Bern, Bärn, Berne, Berna, Berna) is the de facto capital of Switzerland, referred to by the Swiss as their (e.g. in German) Bundesstadt, or "federal city".

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Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs

The Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) of the United States Department of State fosters mutual understanding between the people of the United States and the people of other countries around the world.

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Bureau of Intelligence and Research

The Bureau of Intelligence and Research (INR) is an intelligence agency in the United States Department of State whose primary mission is to provide all-source intelligence and analysis for U.S. diplomats.

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Civil and political rights

Civil and political rights are a class of rights that protect individuals' freedom from infringement by governments, social organizations, and private individuals.

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Constructive engagement

Constructive engagement was the name given to the policy of the Reagan administration towards the apartheid regime in South Africa in the early 1980s.

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Dar es Salaam

Dar es Salaam (Dar) (from دار السلام, "the house of peace"; formerly Mzizima) is the former capital as well as the most populous city in Tanzania and a regionally important economic centre.

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Deputy chief of mission

A deputy chief of mission (DCM, in Europe a term deputy head of mission - DHoM is used instead), is the number-two diplomat assigned to an embassy or other diplomatic mission.

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Economic sanctions

Economic sanctions are commercial and financial penalties applied by one or more countries against a targeted country, group, or individual.

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Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy

The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University (also referred to as The Fletcher School) is the oldest school in the United States dedicated solely to graduate studies in international affairs.

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Herman W. Nickel

Herman W. Nickel (born October 23, 1928) was United States Ambassador to South Africa during the Reagan administration.

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Inspector general

An inspector general is an investigative official in a civil or military organization.

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Jimmy Carter

James Earl Carter Jr. (born October 1, 1924) is an American politician who served as the 39th President of the United States from 1977 to 1981.

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List of ambassadors of the United States to South Africa

Before 1902, The southern part of Africa that is now South Africa was under the hegemony of Great Britain.

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Lusaka

Lusaka is the capital and largest city of Zambia.

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Majority rule

Majority rule is a decision rule that selects alternatives which have a majority, that is, more than half the votes.

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National War College

The National War College (NWC) of the United States is a school in the National Defense University.

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Nebraska

Nebraska is a state that lies in both the Great Plains and the Midwestern United States.

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Northwestern University

Northwestern University (NU) is a private research university based in Evanston, Illinois, United States, with other campuses located in Chicago and Doha, Qatar, and academic programs and facilities in Miami, Florida, Washington, D.C., and San Francisco, California.

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Peru, Nebraska

Peru is a city in Nemaha County, Nebraska, United States.

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Prescott, Arizona

Prescott (ʼWi:kwatha Ksikʼita) is a city in Yavapai County, Arizona, United States.

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Ronald Reagan

Ronald Wilson Reagan (February 6, 1911 – June 5, 2004) was an American politician and actor who served as the 40th President of the United States from 1981 to 1989.

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South Africa

South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa.

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Soweto uprising

The Soweto uprising was a series of demonstrations and protests led by black school children in South Africa that began on the morning of 16 June 1976.

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St. Joseph, Missouri

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Steve Biko

Bantu Stephen Biko (18 December 1946 – 12 September 1977) was a South African anti-apartheid activist.

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Tanganyika

Tanganyika was a sovereign state, comprising the mainland part of present-day Tanzania, that existed from 1961 until 1964.

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Tufts University

Tufts University is a private research university incorporated in the municipality of Medford, Massachusetts, United States.

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United States Army

The United States Army (USA) is the land warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces.

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United States Department of State

The United States Department of State (DOS), often referred to as the State Department, is the United States federal executive department that advises the President and represents the country in international affairs and foreign policy issues.

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United States Foreign Service

The United States Foreign Service is the primary personnel system used by the diplomatic service of the United States federal government, under the aegis of the United States Department of State.

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University of Nebraska–Lincoln

The University of Nebraska–Lincoln, often referred to as Nebraska, UNL or NU, is a public research university in the city of Lincoln, in the state of Nebraska in the Midwestern United States.

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Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington or D.C., is the capital of the United States of America.

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West Africa

West Africa, also called Western Africa and the West of Africa, is the westernmost region of Africa.

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William G. Bowdler

William Garton Bowdler (March 27, 1924 – January 19, 2016) was an American diplomat.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_B._Edmondson

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