Weston Adams (diplomat)

Weston Adams
Adams with then-President Ronald Reagan in the Oval Office, 1984
United States Ambassador to Malawi
In office
1984–1986
PresidentRonald Reagan
South Carolina House of Representatives
In office
1972–1974
Succeeded byHarold Edward Taylor
Personal details
Born (1938-09-16) September 16, 1938 (age 86)
Columbia, South Carolina
Political partyRepublican
Spouse
(m. 1962; died 2020)
RelationsJoel Adams (3 greats grandfather)
William Weston Adams (3rd great uncle)
Robert Adams II (great grandfather)
Julia Peterkin (great aunt)
Children4, including Robert Adams, VI and Julian Adams II
Alma materUniversity of South Carolina A.B.
University of South Carolina School of Law LL.B.
University of South Carolina Honorary Doctorate
CommitteesSelect Committee on Crime of the U.S. House of Representatives
Presidential Elector, U.S. Electoral College
U.S. National Commission to UNESCO
Council of American Ambassadors
Military service
AllegianceUnited States United States of America
Branch/serviceUnited States Air Force
United States Air Force Reserve
Military Department of The State of South Carolina
Years of service1963–1966
1966-1973
2000–2010
RankMajor-United States Air Force
Major General-Military Department of The State of South Carolina

Weston Adams II (born September 16, 1938) is an American diplomat, politician, and lawyer in Columbia, South Carolina.