Richard H. Donald Explained

Richard Hempstead Donald (November 3, 1922, in Johannesburg, South Africa – March 12, 1984) was an American diplomat. He was the son of George Kenneth Donald, U.S. Consul General at Windsor, Ontario, and married Jean Randolph Plass in 1944. He graduated from Yale University in 1943 and served in the U.S. Army from 1943 to 1946.^{[1] [2] [3]}

He served as acting Consul General to the Republic of Singapore from the summer of 1965, when the embassy opened, until April 1966. He was named chargé d'affaires on April 4, 1966, serving in that position until September 1966.^{[4] [5] [6]}

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1. https://archive.org/stream/WinStar_070744_092944/WinStar_1944_3_djvu.txt Miss Plass Engaged
2. Web site: FamilySearch.org.
3. Web site: Read the eBook Register [containing a list of persons employed in the department and in the diplomatic, consular and territorial service of the United States, with maps showing where the ministers and consuls are by United States. Dept. of State online for free (page 37 of 156)|website=www.ebooksread.com].
4. Web site: Richard Hempstead Donald - People - Department History - Office of the Historian. history.state.gov.
5. Web site: Arizona Republic from Phoenix, Arizona on April 5, 1966 · Page 2. Newspapers.com.
6. Web site: THE CONDUCT OF SINGAPORE’S FOREIGN POLICY DURING THE VIETNAM WAR: 1965-1968.