Stephen Low (diplomat)

Stephen Low (December 2, 1927, Cincinnati – November 15, 2010) was an American diplomat.[1] He was a graduate of Yale University and Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University. He was a United States Ambassador to Zambia (1976–1979) and Nigeria (1979–1981) as well as Director of the Foreign Service Institute.[2]

Diplomatic career

Stephen Low was a Foreign Service officer.

He was a senior member of the National Security Council Staff from 1974 to 1976.[3]

He was appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Zambia on August 5, 1976. He presented his credentials on August 31, 1976, and left the post on July 5, 1979.[2] While serving in Lusaka he played a key role in the negotiations seeking a solution to the conflict in Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe), working along with British diplomat Johnny Graham as the U.S. member of the Anglo-American Consultative Team for Rhodesia. Low's solid work in Zambia was an important component of the U.S. contribution to the international efforts to facilitate a settlement for Rhodesia, helping to bring about the Lancaster House Agreement in December 1979 which led to the formation of independent Zimbabwe.[4]

He was appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Nigeria on September 20, 1979. He presented his credentials on November 29, 1979, and left the post on July 4, 1981.[2]

He was appointed Director of the Foreign Service Institute on May 4, 1982. His appointment was terminated on April 3, 1987.[2]

References
  1. "Stephen Low, Foreign Service officer". Washington Post. 20 November 2010. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
  2. United States. U.S. Department of State. Bureau of Public Affairs, Office of the Historian. Stephen Low. Department History. Web. 7 Nov. 2010. <http://history.state.gov/departmenthistory/people/low-stephen>.
  3. Amicus Brief of Former Diplomats Diego Asencio, Et Al. Nos. 03-334; 03-343. Supreme Court of the United States. Archived November 4, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  4. Andy DeRoche, Kenneth Kaunda, the United States and Southern Africa (London: Bloomsbury, 2016), pp. 120-121 and 143-144.


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