U.S. Ambassador to
Niger (1979-81),
Liberia (1987-90), and
Somalia (1990-91)
James Keough Bishop Jr. (born 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.
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs, 1991-93[1][6]
Bishop retired from the Foreign Service in 1993.[1]
Personal life
Bishop and his wife mechanical engineer Kathleen Marie Kirby (February 14, 1947 – September 29, 2011)[7] have six children and were married from 1977 until Kathleen death.[3][4] Bishop and his first wife, attorney Ann Bishop Richardson(December 15, 1940 – April 17, 2012), were married from 1970 to 1976 and have three children and two grandchildren.[8] He is Roman Catholic.[1]
References
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abcdKennedy, Charles (1998).
"Ambassador James K. Bishop, Jr"(PDF). The Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training. Retrieved 5 January 2016.