George McDade Staples | |
|---|---|
| 26th Director General of the Foreign Service | |
| In office May 25, 2006 – June 27, 2007 | |
| Preceded by | W. Robert Pearson |
| Succeeded by | Harry K. Thomas Jr. |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 7, 1947 Knoxville, Tennessee |
| Spouse | Jo Ann (nee Fuson) |
| Children | 1 |
| Education | University of Southern California (BA) Central Michigan University (MA) |
George McDade Staples (born December 7, 1947 Knoxville, Tennessee) was an American Career Foreign Service Officer who served as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Rwanda (1999-2001), concurrent appointments as Ambassador to Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea (2001-2004) and Director General of the Foreign Service (May 25, 2006-June 27, 2007),[1] Director of the Bureau of Human Resources at the U.S. Department of State and Political Advisor to the Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR) at NATO in Belgium. He now holds the largely ceremonial rank of Career Minister.[2]
When his parents separated, he moved with his mother and sister to Los Angeles and graduated from Susan Miller Dorsey High School. Staples received his B.A. in Political Science from the University of Southern California (Major:Political Science; member of the Air Force ROTC) and an M.A. in Business from Central Michigan University. He and his wife, Jo Ann Fuson Staples, have one daughter, Catherine and consider their permanent home to be in Pineville, Kentucky.[2][3]
- ^ "George McDade Staples (1947–)". Office of the Historian. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
- ^ a b McDade, Georgia (28 January 2015). "GEORGE MCDADE STAPLES (1947– )". BlackPast. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
- ^ "The Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training Foreign Affairs Oral History Project AMBASSADOR GEORGE M. STAPLES" (PDF). Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training. 27 March 2008. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 July 2024. Retrieved 5 August 2024.