William C. Harrop

William Harrop
United States Ambassador to Israel
In office
January 21, 1992 – May 7, 1993
PresidentGeorge H. W. Bush
Bill Clinton
Preceded byWilliam Brown
Succeeded byEdward Djerejian
United States Ambassador to Zaire
In office
January 28, 1988 – May 18, 1991
PresidentRonald Reagan
George H. W. Bush
Preceded byBrandon Grove
Succeeded byMelissa F. Wells
12th Inspector General of the Department of State
In office
December 12, 1983 – August 27, 1986
Acting: December 12, 1983 – August 16, 1985
PresidentRonald Reagan
Preceded byRobert Brown
Succeeded bySherman M. Funk
United States Ambassador to the Seychelles
In office
August 26, 1980 – September 22, 1983
PresidentJimmy Carter
Ronald Reagan
Preceded byWilbert Le Melle
Succeeded byGerald Thomas
United States Ambassador to Kenya
In office
July 10, 1980 – September 1, 1983
PresidentJimmy Carter
Ronald Reagan
Preceded byWilbert Le Melle
Succeeded byGerald Thomas
United States Ambassador to Guinea-Conakry
In office
May 29, 1975 – July 15, 1977
PresidentGerald Ford
Jimmy Carter
Preceded byTerence Todman
Succeeded byMike Crosby
Personal details
Born
William Caldwell Harrop

(1929-02-19) February 19, 1929 (age 95)
Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
EducationHarvard University (BA)
University of Missouri, Columbia (MA)
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/service United States Marine Corps
Battles/warsKorean War

William Caldwell Harrop (born February 19, 1929) is an American diplomat. Harrop served for 39 years as a Foreign Service Officer, with postings as United States ambassador to Guinea, Kenya and the Seychelles, the Congo (Kinshasa), and Israel.