Olcott Hawthorne Deming (February 28, 1909 – March 20, 2007) was an American career diplomat who was the first ambassador of the United States to Uganda.[1]

Olcott Hawthorne Deming
1st United States Ambassador to Uganda
In office
January 14, 1963 – June 26, 1966
PresidentJohn F. Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byHenry Endicott Stebbins
U.S consul general in Okinawa
In office
1957–1959
Personal details
Born(1909-02-28)February 28, 1909
Westchester County, New York, United States of America
DiedMarch 20, 2007(2007-03-20) (aged 98)
Washington D.C., United States of America
EducationRollins College (1935)

Early life

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Deming, a great-grandson of Nathaniel Hawthorne, was born February 28, 1909, in Westchester County, New York.

He graduated from Rollins College in 1935, and worked for the Tennessee Valley Authority and as a teacher in Greenwich, Connecticut.

Career

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Deming joined the State Department in 1942. From 1957 to 1959, he was U.S. consul general in Okinawa. He served as Ambassador to the newly independent nation of Uganda from 1962 to 1965. He retired in 1969, later becoming an official of the American Foreign Service Association.

Later life

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Deming died March 20, 2007, aged 98 of sepsis at a hospice in Washington, D.C.

References

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  1. ^ "The Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training Foreign Affairs Oral History Project AMBASSADOR OLCOTT H. DEMING" (PDF). Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training. 20 April 1988. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 July 2024. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
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Diplomatic posts
Preceded by
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United States Ambassador to Uganda
1966–1969
Succeeded by