John Melvin Yates

John Melvin Yates, (born November 25, 1939 in Superior, Montana[1] -) a Career Foreign Service Officer, held several ambassadorships during his career. He was the American Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Cape Verde (1983-1986), Chargé d’Affaires ad interim (Congo (Kinshasa) 1992-1995), Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Benin (1995-1998), and concurrent positions to Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea (1999-2001).[2]

Yates graduated from Stanford University (A.B., 1961) and the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy (M.A., 1962; M.A.L.D., 1963; Ph. D., 1972). [1]

In March of 2000, Yates was slightly injured during an attempted carjacking when he left an embassy function in Cameroon.[3]

References
  1. "Nomination of John Melvin Yates To Be United States Ambassador to Cape Verde". Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
  2. "John Melvin Yates". Office of the Historian. State Department. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
  3. "U.S. ambassador, Pullman native escapes attempted carjacking". Daily News. March 14, 2000. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
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