Princeton Lyman | |
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20th United States Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs | |
In office March 19, 1997 – October 22, 1998 | |
President | Bill Clinton |
Preceded by | Douglas J. Bennet |
Succeeded by | David Welch |
United States Ambassador to South Africa | |
In office July 14, 1992 – December 14, 1995 | |
President | George H. W. Bush Bill Clinton |
Preceded by | William Lacy Swing |
Succeeded by | James A. Joseph |
United States Ambassador to Nigeria | |
In office September 12, 1986 – July 24, 1989 | |
President | Ronald Reagan George H. W. Bush |
Preceded by | Thomas W. M. Smith |
Succeeded by | Lannon Walker |
6th Director of the Bureau of Refugee Programs | |
In office September 5, 1989 – June 15, 1992 | |
Preceded by | Jonathan Moore |
Succeeded by | Warren Zimmermann |
Personal details | |
Born | San Francisco, California, U.S. | November 20, 1935
Died | August 24, 2018 Silver Spring, Maryland, U.S. | (aged 82)
Princeton Nathan Lyman (November 20, 1935 – August 24, 2018)[1] was a diplomat and former United States Ambassador to Nigeria (1986–89) and South Africa (1992–95), and former Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs (1996–98[2]).[3] He was a member of the American Academy of Diplomacy and the Aspen Institute, and was Adjunct Senior Fellow for Africa Policy Studies with the Council on Foreign Relations.[4]
Lyman had a bachelor's degree from the University of California, Berkeley and a Ph.D. from Harvard University.[5]