Herman Jay Cohen | |
|---|---|
| 10th Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs | |
| In office May 12, 1989 – February 26, 1993[1] | |
| President | George H. W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Chester Crocker |
| Succeeded by | George Moose |
| United States Ambassador to the Gambia | |
| In office June 24, 1977 – July 21, 1980 | |
| President | Jimmy Carter |
| Preceded by | O. Rudolph Aggrey |
| Succeeded by | Larry Gordon Piper |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 10, 1932 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Alma mater | City College of New York |
| Awards | Légion d’Honneur Order of Leopold II, Belgium [2] |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch/service |  United States Army |
Herman Jay "Hank" Cohen (born February 10, 1932) is an American diplomat who served as United States Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs from 1989 to 1993.
- ^ "Herman Jay Cohen - People - Department History - Office of the Historian". history.state.gov. Retrieved Mar 20, 2021.
- ^ "THE MIND OF THE AFRICAN STRONGMAN: Conversations with Dictators, Statesmen, and Father Figures - New Academia Publishing". Archived from the original on 2017-07-19. Retrieved 2015-08-06.