Joseph C. Wilson

Joseph C. Wilson
Wilson at Politicon 2018
United States Ambassador to Gabon and São Tomé and Príncipe
In office
September 17, 1992 – August 5, 1995
Appointed byGeorge H. W. Bush
Preceded byKeith Leveret Wauchope
Succeeded byElizabeth Raspolic
Personal details
Born
Joseph Charles Wilson IV

(1949-11-06)November 6, 1949
Bridgeport, Connecticut, U.S.
DiedSeptember 27, 2019(2019-09-27) (aged 69)
Santa Fe, New Mexico, U.S.
Spouses
Susan Otchis Wilson
(m. 1974; div. 1986)
Jacqueline Wilson
(m. 1986; div. 1998)
(m. 1998; div. 2017)
Children4
Alma materUniversity of California, Santa Barbara (B.A.)
OccupationStrategic management consultant (1998–2019)
Presidential Special Assistant and NSC Senior Director for African Affairs (1997–1998)
Diplomat (1976–1998)

Joseph Charles Wilson IV (November 6, 1949 – September 27, 2019) was an American diplomat who was best known for his 2002 trip to Niger to investigate allegations that Saddam Hussein was attempting to purchase yellowcake uranium; his New York Times op-ed piece, "What I Didn't Find in Africa";[1] and the subsequent leaking by the Bush/Cheney administration of information pertaining to the identity of his wife Valerie Plame as a CIA officer. He also served as the CEO of a consulting firm he founded, JC Wilson International Ventures, and as the vice chairman of Jarch Capital, LLC.

  1. ^ Wilson, Joseph (July 6, 2003). "What I Didn't Find In Africa". The New York Times. Retrieved May 30, 2011.