| Thomas H. Anderson Jr. | |
| Birth Date: | 17 March 1946 |
| Birth Place: | Gulfport, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Occupation: | Diplomat |
| Alma Mater: | University of Mississippi |
Thomas H. Anderson Jr. (born March 17, 1946) is an American diplomat. He was Ambassador of the United States to Barbados, Dominica, St Lucia, Antigua, St. Vincent, and St. Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla from 1984 to 1986 under U.S. President Ronald W. Reagan.[1] [2]
Anderson was born in Gulfport, Mississippi.[3] He received a Bachelor of Arts in 1968 from the University of Mississippi at Oxford. He is a member of Epsilon Xi chapter of Sigma Nu fraternity at the University of Mississippi.[3] Anderson served in the Mississippi National Guard before joining Hancock Bank.[4]
He worked as assistant to the vice president of the Hancock Bank in Gulfport from 1969 to 1972.[3] From 1972 to 1984, Anderson was an assistant to U.S. Representative Trent Lott of Mississippi's 5th congressional district, since the 4th district. He was also a member of the Southern Federal Savings and Loan Association in Gulfport.[3]
After his ambassadorships, Anderson ran for the U.S. House of Representatives in a 1989 special election after Republican Congressman Larkin I. Smith died in a plane crash. In the primary, he took a strong second place to Democrat state Senator Gene Taylor and Democrat state Attorney General Mike Moore, but lost in the runoff to Taylor by a two-to-one margin. Afterwards, he was chief of staff to then United States Senator Trent Lott. Anderson is the chairman of the board of Team Washington, Inc.[5]