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Will Mercer Cook | |
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| 3rd United States Ambassador to Senegal | |
| In office July 9, 1964 – July 1, 1966 | |
| President | Lyndon B. Johnson |
| Preceded by | Philip Mayer Kaiser |
| Succeeded by | William R. Rivkin |
| 1st United States Ambassador to The Gambia | |
| In office May 18, 1965 – July 1, 1966 | |
| President | Lyndon B. Johnson |
| Preceded by | office established |
| Succeeded by | William R. Rivkin |
| 2nd United States Ambassador to Niger | |
| In office June 22, 1961 – May 30, 1964 | |
| President | John F. Kennedy Lyndon B. Johnson |
| Preceded by | R. Borden Reams |
| Succeeded by | Robert J. Ryan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 30, 1903 Washington, D.C. |
| Died | October 4, 1987 Washington, D.C. |
| Nationality |  United States |
| Spouse | Vashti Smith (August 31, 1929 - 1969, her death) |
| Children | Mercer Jacques |
| Alma mater | Amherst College, BA, 1925; University of Paris, teacher's diploma, 1926; Brown University, MA, 1931, PhD, 1936 |
| Profession | Diplomat |
Will Mercer Cook (March 30, 1903 – October 4, 1987), popularly known as Mercer Cook, was an American diplomat and professor. He was the first United States ambassador to the Gambia after it became independent, appointed in 1965 while also still serving as ambassador to Senegal.[1] He was also the second American ambassador to Niger.[2][3]
- ^ "The Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training Foreign Affairs Oral History Project Ralph J. Bunch Legacy: Minority Officers AMBASSADOR MERCER COOK" (PDF). Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training. 24 June 1981. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 June 2024. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
- ^ "Office of the Historian - Department History - People - cook-mercer". History.state.gov. Retrieved 24 August 2012.
- ^ "Mercer Cook's Biography".