James Bishop (diplomat)

James Bishop

right, 1987
Born (1938-07-21) July 21, 1938
New Rochelle, New York
Nationality American
Occupation Diplomat
Years active 1960-1993[1]:4, 117
Known for U.S. Ambassador to Niger (1979-81), Liberia (1987-90), and Somalia (1990-91)
Religion Roman Catholicism[1]:2-3

James Keough Bishop, Jr. (b. July 21, 1938) is an American Foreign Service Officer, who served as U.S. Ambassador to Niger (1979-81), Liberia (1987-90), and Somalia (1990-91).

Bishop's last ambassadorial posting to Somalia ended in a rescue by the U.S. military in Operation Eastern Exit, when the embassy came under threat as a result of military action in the Somali Civil War.

Biography

Early life and education

Bishop was born July 21, 1938 in New Rochelle, New York[2] to James Keough Bishop Sr. and Dorothy (nee O'Keefe).[3] He graduated from the College of the Holy Cross (B.S., 1960) and Johns Hopkins University's School of Advanced International Studies (M.I.I.P., 1981).[4][2]

Diplomatic career

After graduating from college in 1960, Bishop entered the Foreign Service in 1960, where he held the following diplomatic positions:

Bishop retired from the Foregin Service in 1993.[1]

Personal life

Bishop and his wife Kathleen (d. 2011)[7] have six children.[3][4] He is Roman Catholic.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Kennedy, Charles (1998). "Ambassador James K. Bishop, Jr." (PDF). The Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
  2. 1 2 Reagan, Ronald. "Nomination of James Keough Bishop To Be United States Ambassador to Liberia". Ronald Reagan Presidential Museum & Library.
  3. 1 2 James Keough Bishop, Obituary, New York Times, April 9, 2006
  4. 1 2 3 Nomination of James Keough Bishop To Be United States Ambassador to Somalia, April 19, 1990, White House press release
  5. James Keough Bishop (1938–), U.S. Dept. of State
  6. U.S. MEMO REVEALS DISPUTE ON BOSNIA, New York Times, June 25, 1993
  7. "Kathleen K. Bishop". Washington Post. October 14, 2011. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by
Charles A. James
United States Ambassador to Niger
1979-81
Succeeded by
William Robert Casey, Jr.
Preceded by
Edward J. Perkins
United States Ambassador to Liberia
1987–90
Succeeded by
Peter Jon de Vos
Preceded by
T. Frank Crigler
United States Ambassador to Somalia
1990–91
Succeeded by
vacant
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