Carleton S. Coon Jr. Explained

Carleton Stevens Coon Jr. (1927December 3, 2018) was a career foreign service officer who served as the American Ambassador to Nepal.[1] [2] At the time, his wife Jean (née Abell) served as Ambassador in Dacca, Bangladesh.[3] He died on December 3, 2018, in Warrenton, Virginia.[4]

Career

A Harvard graduate (majoring in geography), Coon joined the Foreign Service upon graduating in 1949 and served in West Germany, Syria, India, Iran, Nepal and Morocco.

Personal life

Coon was the son of anthropologist Carleton S. Coon and his wife Mary.[5]

Notes and References

  1. News: Barnes . Bart . Carleton Coon Jr., a diplomat in love and work, dies at 91 . 20 October 2019 . Washington Post . January 13, 2019.
  2. Web site: 26 October 1989 . The Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training Foreign Affairs Oral History Project AMBASSADOR CARLETON S. COON, JR. . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240621163420/https://adst.org/OH%20TOCs/Coon,%20Carleton%20S.toc.pdf . 21 June 2024 . 23 July 2024 . Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training.
  3. News: Rosellini . Lynn . 2 AMBASSADORS TEST THEIR MARRIAGE . 20 October 2019 . The New York Times . June 8, 1981.
  4. Web site: The Foreign Service Journal, March 2019. 2020-07-07. FlippingBook.
  5. News: Schmeck Jr. . Harold M. . CARLETON S. COON IS DEAD AT 76; PIONEER IN SOCIAL ANTHROPOLOGY . 20 October 2019 . The New York Times . June 6, 1981.

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