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==Background and education==
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Easum was born in [[Culver, Indiana|Culver]], Union Township, [[Marshall County, Indiana]], the son of Chester Verne Easum and Norma Moore Brown.<ref>Indiana Birth Certificate, Year 1923,
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Easum attended [[Hotchkiss School|The Hotchkiss School]], and held a [[Bachelor of Arts|B.A.]] degree ([[Phi Beta Kappa]]) from the [[University of Wisconsin&ndash;Madison]]. Easum also received his [[Master of Public Administration|M.P.A.]] degree, in 1950, and his [[Ph.D.]] degree, in 1953, from Princeton University. He also studied at the [[University of London]] on a [[Fulbright scholarship]] and in [[Buenos Aires]] on a [[Doherty Foundation]] grant and a [[Penfield fellowship]]. He was a member of the [[American Academy of Diplomacy]] and [[Council on Foreign Relations]]. Easum lived in [[New York City]].
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During [[World War II]], Easum served in the [[United States Army Air Forces]] in the Pacific.
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==Foreign service==
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Easum spent 27 years in the [[United States Foreign Service]] at posts in [[Nicaragua]], [[Indonesia]], [[Senegal]], the [[Gambia]], [[Guinea-Bissau]], [[Niger]], [[Republic of Upper Volta|Upper Volta]] (Ambassador, 1971–74)<ref name="African">https://www.newspapers.com/clip/47499827/donald-b-easum-1923-2016</ref> and [[Nigeria]] (Ambassador, 1975–79).
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During the [[Richard Nixon|Nixon]]/[[Gerald Ford|Ford]] Administration, Easum was [[Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs]].<ref name="African"/> Earlier [[State Department]] assignments included Executive Secretary of the [[United States Agency for International Development]] (USAID) and Staff Director of the [[United States National Security Council]]'s [[Interdepartmental Group for Latin America]]. Easum was also president of the [[Africa-America Institute]] from 1980 to 1988.<ref>[https://history.state.gov/departmenthistory/people/easum-donald-boyd United States Department of State-Office of the Historian-Donald Boyd Easum]</ref><ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20110724214229/http://www.aaionline.org/About/History1980.aspx</ref>
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==Later life==
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Easum was Senior Fellow at [[Yale University]]'s [[Stimson Seminar]] from 1998 to 2004 and taught at [[Princeton University]]’s [[Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs]]. He lectured widely in the [[United States]], [[Europe]] and [[Africa]] on U.S.-African relations.
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In 2004, Easum was among 27 retired diplomats and military commanders called who publicly said the administration of President [[George W. Bush]] did not understand the world and was unable to handle "in either style or substance" the responsibilities of global leadership.<ref>http://articles.latimes.com/2004/jun/13/nation/na-diplo1</ref> On June 16, 2004 the [[Diplomats and Military Commanders for Change]] issued a statement against the [[Iraq War]].<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20071011042425/http://www.wagingpeace.org/articles/2004/06/16_diplomats-military-commanders.htm</ref>
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==Writings==
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* ''La Prensa and the Freedom of the Press in Argentina'', 1951
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* "United States Policy Toward South Africa," Chapter 12 in ''Race and Politics in South Africa,'' edited by Ian Robertson and Philip Whitten, Transaction, Inc., New Brunswick, NJ, 1978
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* ''The call for black studies'', (U.S. Foreign Service Institute. Senior Seminar in Foreign Policy. Case study)
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Person.png Donald Easum  Rdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
(diplomat)
Donald-easum.jpg
BornAugust 27, 1923
Culver, Indiana
DiedApril 16, 2016 (Age 92)
Summit, New Jersey
NationalityUS
Alma materHotchkiss School, University of Wisconsin–Madison, Princeton University, University of London
Member ofCouncil on Foreign Relations/Historical Members
US diplomat with deep state connections.

Employment.png US Ambassador to Nigeria

In office
May 22, 1975 - October 15, 1979

Employment.png US Ambassador to Burkina Faso

In office
December 8, 1971 - January 19, 1974

Donald Boyd Easum was an American diplomat with deep state connections.

Background and education

Easum was born in Culver, Union Township, Marshall County, Indiana, the son of Chester Verne Easum and Norma Moore Brown.[1] He grew up in Madison, Wisconsin because his father taught at the University of Wisconsin.

Easum attended The Hotchkiss School, and held a B.A. degree (Phi Beta Kappa) from the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Easum also received his M.P.A. degree, in 1950, and his Ph.D. degree, in 1953, from Princeton University. He also studied at the University of London on a Fulbright scholarship and in Buenos Aires on a Doherty Foundation grant and a Penfield fellowship. He was a member of the American Academy of Diplomacy and Council on Foreign Relations. Easum lived in New York City.

During World War II, Easum served in the United States Army Air Forces in the Pacific.

Foreign service

Easum spent 27 years in the United States Foreign Service at posts in Nicaragua, Indonesia, Senegal, the Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Niger, Upper Volta (Ambassador, 1971–74)[2] and Nigeria (Ambassador, 1975–79). During the Nixon/Ford Administration, Easum was Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs.[2] Earlier State Department assignments included Executive Secretary of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and Staff Director of the United States National Security Council's Interdepartmental Group for Latin America. Easum was also president of the Africa-America Institute from 1980 to 1988.[3][4]

Later life

Easum was Senior Fellow at Yale University's Stimson Seminar from 1998 to 2004 and taught at Princeton University’s Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs. He lectured widely in the United States, Europe and Africa on U.S.-African relations.

In 2004, Easum was among 27 retired diplomats and military commanders called who publicly said the administration of President George W. Bush did not understand the world and was unable to handle "in either style or substance" the responsibilities of global leadership.[5] On June 16, 2004 the Diplomats and Military Commanders for Change issued a statement against the Iraq War.[6]

Writings

  • La Prensa and the Freedom of the Press in Argentina, 1951
  • "United States Policy Toward South Africa," Chapter 12 in Race and Politics in South Africa, edited by Ian Robertson and Philip Whitten, Transaction, Inc., New Brunswick, NJ, 1978
  • The call for black studies, (U.S. Foreign Service Institute. Senior Seminar in Foreign Policy. Case study)


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References

  1. ↑ Indiana Birth Certificate, Year 1923, #43269
  2. ↑ a b https://www.newspapers.com/clip/47499827/donald-b-easum-1923-2016
  3. ↑ United States Department of State-Office of the Historian-Donald Boyd Easum
  4. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20110724214229/http://www.aaionline.org/About/History1980.aspx
  5. ↑ http://articles.latimes.com/2004/jun/13/nation/na-diplo1
  6. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20071011042425/http://www.wagingpeace.org/articles/2004/06/16_diplomats-military-commanders.htm
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