Howard Franklin Jeter

Howard Franklin Jeter (born March 6, 1947) is an American retired diplomat. From 2001 to 2003, Jeter served as U.S. Ambassador to Nigeria. Prior to this, Jeter represented the United States in a diplomatic capacity in Botswana, Lesotho, and Namibia.[1]

Howard Franklin Jeter
United States Ambassador to Nigeria
In office
January 18, 2001 – July 30, 2003
PresidentBill Clinton
George W. Bush
Preceded byWilliam H. Twaddell
Succeeded byJohn Campbell
United States Ambassador to Botswana
In office
July 16, 1993 – June 21, 1996
PresidentBill Clinton
Preceded byDavid Passage
Succeeded byRobert Krueger
Personal details
Born (1947-03-06) March 6, 1947
Union County, South Carolina
Alma materMorehouse College (B.A.)
Columbia University (M.A.)
University of California, Los Angeles (M.A.)

Early life and education

Jeter was born on March 6, 1947, in Maple Ridge, Union County, South Carolina.[2] He had a brother, James Randolph Jeter, and a sister, Jacquelyn Jeter.[3] He graduated from Sims High School in 1964 as the class valedictorian.[2]

He went on to earn a B.A. in Political Science from Morehouse College. Jeter later received an M.A. in International Relations and Comparative Politics from Columbia University and an M.A. in African Area Studies from the University of California, Los Angeles.[4][1]

Jeter was a legislative intern in the Georgia House of Representatives.[4] From 1967 to 1968, Jeter studied abroad in Nantes, France, where his host family nicknamed him "Franc", supposedly because they found "Howard" to be too difficult to pronounce.[5]

Career

Jeter served as U.S. Ambassador to Botswana from 1993 to 1996. In July 1996, he was appointed Special Presidential Envoy for Liberia.[6] He later served as Deputy Assistant Secretary for African Affairs from June 1999 to July 2000.[4] During his career, Franklin also served as Charge d’Affaires, a.i. in Lesotho and Namibia.[1]

Jeter served as U.S. Ambassador to Nigeria from January 18, 2001, to July 30, 2003. After retiring from a 24 year career at the Foreign Service in 2003, Jeter became the Principal at Four Ways Enterprise, LLC.[1]

Personal life

In addition to English, Jeter speaks Portuguese, Swahili, and French. Jeter is married and has two children.[4]

Jeter (left) with Diepreye Alamieyeseigha, Governor of Bayelsa State, (right) on July 6, 2001

References
  1. "Howard Jeter". The American Academy of Diplomacy. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  2. "HOWARD FRANKLIN JETER (1947- )". Black Past. 26 February 2015. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  3. "Howard F. Jeter Oral History Interview – Rosenwald Schools of South Carolina". Rosenwald Schools of South Carolina. Retrieved 2022-05-03.
  4. "Howard Franklin Jeter". US Department of State. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  5. "Merrill Scholar: Howard Franklin Jeter". IES Abroad. 2013-05-07. Retrieved 2022-05-03.
  6. "Jeter, Howard Franklin". United States Department of State. March 19, 2002. Retrieved 2022-05-03.
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