Carl Copeland Cundiff Explained

Carl Copeland Cundiff (March 29, 1941, New Orleans - ?) was the American Ambassador to Niger from 1988 to 1991.[1] He was nominated by Ronald Reagan to succeed Richard Wayne Bogosian.[2]

A career foreign service officer since 1965 he served in a variety of overseas locations such as Singapore, Saigon, Vietnam, and Paris, France among other posts.

Cundiff graduated from the University of the South with a B.A. in 1963) followed by several degrees from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy (M.A., 1964; M.A.L.D., 1965; Ph.D., 1968). He also attended Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government, graduating with a M.P.A. in 1974.

References

  1. Web site: 22 November 1996 . The Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training Foreign Affairs Oral History Project AMBASSADOR CARL C. CUNDIFF . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240624111907/https://adst.org/OH%20TOCs/Cundiff,%20Carl%20C.toc.pdf . 24 June 2024 . 23 July 2024 . Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training.
  2. Web site: Nomination of Carl Copeland Cundiff To Be United States Ambassador to Niger . Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum . 19 October 2019.