John Randle Hamilton

John Randle Hamilton
John Randle Hamilton
United States Ambassador to Guatemala
	In office; 2003–2005
President	George W. Bush
Preceded by	Prudence Bushnell
Succeeded by	James M. Derham
United States Ambassador to Peru
	In office; 1999–2002
President	Bill Clinton; George W. Bush
Preceded by	Dennis Jett
Succeeded by	John R. Dawson
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs
	In office; 1998–1999
President	Bill Clinton
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Central America, the Caribbean, and Cuba
	In office; 1996–1998
President	Bill Clinton
Director of the Office of Central American and Panamanian Affairs
	In office; 1992–1996
President	George H. W. Bush; Bill Clinton
Political counselor in Lima, Peru
	In office; 1986–1989
Political counselor in San José, Costa Rica
	In office; 1989–1992
Personal details
Born	1944 (age 76–77)
Education	M.A. in Latin American Studies from Stanford University (1982)
Alma mater	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (1967)
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Years of service	1968–1970
Unit	U.S. Naval Reserve

John Randle Hamilton (born 1944) is an American diplomat.[1] He served as United States Ambassador to Peru from 1999 to 2002, and as United States Ambassador to Guatemala from 2003 to 2005.[1][2]

Early life and education

He graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1967, and received an M.A. in Latin American Studies from Stanford University in 1982. From 1968 to 1970, he served in the U.S. Naval Reserve.

Career

He served as political counselor in Lima, Peru from 1986 to 1989 and in San José, Costa Rica from 1989 to 1992. He served as the Director of the Office of Central American and Panamanian Affairs from 1992 to 1996, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Central America, the Caribbean and Cuba from 1996 to 1998, and Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs from 1998 to 1999. He then served as U.S. Ambassador to Peru from 1999 to 2002, and to Guatemala from 2003 to 2005.[2]

Personal life

He is married to Donna, and they have two daughters, Kathryn and Erin.

References

External links

Appearances on C-SPAN

Diplomatic posts
Preceded by Dennis Jett	United States Ambassador to Peru 1999–2002	Succeeded by John R. Dawson
Preceded by Prudence Bushnell	United States Ambassador to Guatemala 2003–2005	Succeeded by James M. Derham

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[state-1] U.S. Department of State Office of the Historian

[afsa-2] American Foreign Service Association

United States Ambassadors to Peru
Chargé d'Affaires	Cooley Larned Thornton Pickett Bryan Jewett Clay
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary	Clay Robinson Hovey Settle Thomas Gibbs Christiancy Hurlbut Phelps Buck Hicks McKenzie Dudley Combs Howard McMillin
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary	Gonzales Poindexter Moore Dearing Steinhardt Norweb White Pawley Cooper Tittmann Briggs Achilles Chapin Loeb Jones Belcher Dean Shlaudeman Corr Ortiz Jordan Watson Quainton Brayshaw (a.i.) Adams Jett Hamilton Dawson Struble McKinley Likins Nichols Urs Kenna (Designate)