Sheldon B. Vance

Sheldon Vance
US Ambassador to Zaire
In office
May 27, 1969 – March 26, 1974
Preceded byRobert McBride
Succeeded byDeane Hinton
US Ambassador to Chad
In office
May 10, 1967 – May 16, 1969
Preceded byBrewster Morris
Succeeded byTerence Todman
Personal details
Born(1917-01-18)January 18, 1917
Crookston, Minnesota, United States
DiedNovember 12, 1995(1995-11-12) (aged 78)
Bethesda, United States
SpouseJean Chambers
ChildrenRobert Vance
Stephen Vance
Alma materCarleton College
Harvard Law School

Sheldon Baird Vance (January 18, 1917 – November 12, 1995), born in Crookston, Minnesota, was the U.S. Ambassador to Zaire from May 27, 1969, through March 26, 1974.