Howard Kent Walker

Howard Kent Walker (born December 3, 1935) is a US diplomat, Foreign Service officer, and former United States Ambassador to Togo, Madagascar, and Comoros.[1]

Howard Kent Walker
Howard Kent Walker (r.) and Ronald Reagan in 1982
9th United States Ambassador to Togo
In office
March 9, 1982 – June 9, 1984
PresidentRonald Reagan
Preceded byMarilyn P. Johnson
Succeeded byOwen W. Roberts
9th United States Ambassador to Madagascar
In office
September 27, 1989 – July 12, 1992
PresidentJimmy Carter
Preceded byPatricia Lynch Ewell
Succeeded byDennis P. Barrett
9th United States Ambassador to the Comoros
In office
October 25, 1989 – September 24, 1990
PresidentJimmy Carter
Preceded byPatricia Gates Lynch
Succeeded byKenneth N. Peltier
Personal details
Born (1935-12-03) December 3, 1935
Newport News, Virginia.
Alma materUniversity of Michigan
ProfessionDiplomat
Military service
Branch/serviceUnited States Army
Years of service1962–65
RankFirst lieutenant

Early life and education

Walker was born on December 3, 1935, in Newport News, Virginia. He graduated from the University of Michigan with an A.B. in 1957 and M.A. in 1958. He enrolled in the United States Air Force as first lieutenant from 1962 to 65. He graduated from Boston University with a Ph.D. in 1968. He is married, has two children, and currently resides in Atlantic City, New Jersey.

Political career

Walker joined the U.S. Department of State and was assigned as a research analyst from 1965 to 1968 and international relations officer of the Office of Inter-African Affairs and principal officer in Kaduna, from 1971 to 1973. From 1973 to 1975 he was in the Department as international relations officer of the Office of West African Affairs. He was counselor for political affairs in Amman, Jordan from 1975 to 1977, Deputy Chief of Mission in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, from 1977 to 1979, and in 1979, Deputy Chief of Mission in Pretoria, South Africa. In 1982 he became the United States Ambassador to Togo, replacing Marilyn P. Johnson. He left in 1984. [2]

References
  1. "The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Walker, G to I".
  2. http://www.reagan.utexas.edu/archives/speeches/1981/92881c.htm

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