David D Newsom

Politician

1918 – 2008

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Who was David D Newsom?

David Dunlop Newsom was a diplomat. He served as the United States Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs from 1969 to 1974, United States Ambassador to the Philippines from 1977 to 1978 United States Ambassador to Indonesia from 1973 to 1977 and United States Ambassador to Libya from 1965 to 1969.

In October 1979, when Mohammad Reza Pahlavi checked into the New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center, he used "David D. Newsom" as his temporary codename without Newsom's knowledge.

Newsom was also the author of six books and a regular columnist for The Christian Science Monitor, contributing over 400 columns from 1981 to 2005.

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Born
Jan 6, 1918
United States of America
Also known as
  • David D. Newsom
  • David Newsom
Education
  • University of California, Berkeley
Died
Mar 30, 2008

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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