Rodger Paul Davies | |
|---|---|
| United States Ambassador to Cyprus | |
| In office July 10, 1974 – August 19, 1974 | |
| President | Richard Nixon Gerald Ford |
| Preceded by | Robert J. McCloskey |
| Succeeded by | William R. Crawford Jr. |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 7, 1921 Berkeley, California |
| Died | August 19, 1974 (aged 53) Nicosia, Cyprus |
| Alma mater | University of California, Berkeley Princeton University |
| Profession | Diplomat, soldier |
Rodger Paul Davies (May 7, 1921 – August 19, 1974) was an American diplomat born in Berkeley, California, who was killed in the line of duty on August 19, 1974, in Nicosia, Cyprus, allegedly by Greek Cypriot gunmen during an anti-American demonstration outside the U.S. Embassy in Nicosia, sparked by the U.S's failure to stop the Turkish invasion of Cyprus.
He studied Economics at the University of California, Berkeley, before joining the U.S. Army in World War II. He undertook intensive language training in Arabic under Philip Khuri Hitti at Princeton University as part of the Army Specialized Training Program, was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant, and then was deployed to the Middle East. He joined the state department after WWII.