Carleton Stevens Coon Jr. (1927 – December 3, 2018) was a career foreign service officer who served as the American Ambassador to Nepal.[1] At the time, his wife Jean (née Abell) served as Ambassador in Dacca, Bangladesh.[2] He died on December 3, 2018, in Warrenton, Virginia.[3]

Career edit

A Harvard graduate (majoring in geography), Coon joined the Foreign Service upon graduating in 1949 and served in West Germany, Syria, India, Iran, Nepal and Morocco.[2]

Personal life edit

Coon was the son of anthropologist Carleton S. Coon and his wife Mary.[4]

References edit

  1. ^ Barnes, Bart (January 13, 2019). "Carleton Coon Jr., a diplomat in love and work, dies at 91". Washington Post. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
  2. ^ a b Rosellini, Lynn (June 8, 1981). "2 AMBASSADORS TEST THEIR MARRIAGE". The New York Times. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
  3. ^ "The Foreign Service Journal, March 2019". FlippingBook. Retrieved 2020-07-07.
  4. ^ Schmeck Jr., Harold M. (June 6, 1981). "CARLETON S. COON IS DEAD AT 76; PIONEER IN SOCIAL ANTHROPOLOGY". The New York Times. Retrieved 20 October 2019.