Wilbert J. Le Melle

Wilbert John Le Melle
United States Ambassador to Kenya
In office
May 11, 1977 – June 28, 1980
Preceded byAnthony D. Marshall
Succeeded byWilliam Caldwell Harrop
United States Ambassador to Seychelles
In office
May 11, 1977 – June 28, 1980
Preceded byAnthony D. Marshall
Succeeded byWilliam Caldwell Harrop
Personal details
BornNovember 11, 1931
New Iberia, Louisiana, United States
DiedJanuary 11, 2003 (aged 71)
New Rochelle, New York
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseYvonne T. Le Melle (née Tauriac)
Children4

Wilbert John Le Melle (November 11, 1931 – January 11, 2003) was an American diplomat, author and academician. He served as an Ambassador of The United States to the Republic of Kenya and to the Republic of Seychelles from 1977 to 1980.[1] He was also a president of Mercy College in New York and of the Phelps Stokes Fund.[2][3]

Biography

Born on November 11, 1931, in New Iberia, Louisiana, he was one of eight children born to Therese and Eloi LeMelle.[4][5] Initially studying to become a priest, he received a Bachelor of Arts in 1955 and a Master of Arts in 1956 from Notre Dame Seminary. He left the seminary at age 24 and then earned a Ph.D. in political science/international relations in 1963 from the University of Denver.[4] He served in the United States Army from 1957 to 1959.

He was an assistant professor in of history and philosophy at Grambling State University between 1956 and 1961. Between 1963 until 1965 he worked in the Department of Government at Boston University as an assistant professor and research associate in the African Studies Program.[4][5] In February 1965 he started work at the Ford Foundation, as a program officer for West Africa.[5] He spent the next nine years living in various parts of Africa with his family while his job location changed, places like Kenya, Maghreb, Algeria, Morocco, and Tunisia.[5] In 1977, president Jimmy Carter asked Le Melle to serve as Ambassador of the United States to the Republic of Kenya and the Seychelles.[citation needed]

From 1981 to 1985, he served as vice-chancellor of the State University of New York. In 1985, he was appointed as president of Mercy College, now Mercy University, in New York[6] From 1990 to 2000, he served as President of the Phelps Stokes Fund.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Carter Names 10 as Ambassadors Accepting Advice of New Board". The New York Times. Associated Press. April 8, 1977. Retrieved February 7, 2015.
  2. ^ "Wilbert J. LeMelle Sr. (1931-2003)". blackpast.org. June 12, 2015.
  3. ^ "19 May 1991, 10 - The Daily Item at". Newspapers.com. May 19, 1991. Retrieved June 5, 2022.
  4. ^ a b c "Jimmy Carter: United States Ambassador to Kenya and Seychelles - Nomination of Wilbert J. Le Melle". The American Presidency Project. Retrieved November 17, 2017.
  5. ^ a b c d "The Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training Foreign Affairs Oral History Project AMBASSADOR WILBERT LEMELLE" (PDF). Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training. December 3, 1998. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 27, 2024. Retrieved July 25, 2024.
  6. ^ "TimesMachine: Sunday June 30, 1985 - NYTimes.com". The New York Times. Retrieved September 29, 2023.
  7. ^ Bragg, Susan (June 12, 2015). "Wilbert J. LeMelle Sr. (1931-2003) •". Retrieved September 29, 2023.
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by United States Ambassador to Kenya
1977–1980 		Succeeded by
Preceded by United States Ambassador to Seychelles
1977–1980 		Succeeded by


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