Hodding Carter III

Hodding Carter III
Carter in 2006
15th United States Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs
In office
March 25, 1977 – June 30, 1980
PresidentJimmy Carter
Preceded byJohn E. Reinhardt
Succeeded byWilliam J. Dyess
7th Spokesperson for the United States Department of State
In office
March 25, 1977 – June 30, 1980
PresidentJimmy Carter
Preceded byRobert Anderson
Succeeded byWilliam J. Dyess
Personal details
Born
William Hodding Carter III

(1935-04-07)April 7, 1935
New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
DiedMay 11, 2023(2023-05-11) (aged 88)
Chapel Hill, North Carolina, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Spouses
  • Margaret A. Wolfe
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    (m. 1957; div. 1978)​
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    (m. 1978; died 2016)​
  • Patricia O'Brien
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    (m. 2019)​
Children4, including Finn
Parent
Alma materPrinceton University
Profession
  • Journalist
  • civil servant
  • professor

William Hodding Carter III (April 7, 1935 – May 11, 2023) was an American journalist and politician who served as Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs under President Jimmy Carter. He frequently appeared on the news and provided updates during the Iran hostage crisis.