Sam P. Gilstrap
Samuel Patrick Gilstrap | |
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United States Ambassador to Malawi | |
In office July 8, 1964 – October 6, 1965 | |
Preceded by | None |
Succeeded by | Marshall P. Jones |
Personal details | |
Born | Chandler, Oklahoma, U.S. | May 1, 1907
Died | April 25, 1989 Cocoa Beach, Florida, U.S. | (aged 81)
Alma mater | Oklahoma State University Cumberland University |
Samuel Patrick Gilstrap (May 1, 1907 Chandler, Oklahoma – April 25, 1989 Cocoa Beach, Florida),[1] a Career Foreign Service Officer who served as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Malawi from July 1964 until October 6, 1965.[2] He was the first United States Ambassador to Malawi after independence.[3]
Biography
Gilstrap graduated from Oklahoma State University and Cumberland University. He was admitted to the Oklahoma Bar in 1932.[1]
Before joining the Foreign Service in 1947, he practiced law in Oklahoma City, was chief auditor for the Civilian Works Administration and then worked for the Works Progress Administration in Washington, D.C.[1]
In 1961, he was the Consul in Hong Kong and Macau.[4]
He died of a heart attack at the age of 81.
References
- ^ a b c "Foreign Service Figure Dies". The Oklahoman. April 30, 1989. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
- ^ "Samuel Patrick Gilstrap (1907–1989)". Office of the Historian. United States Department of State. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
- ^ "Negro to Head U.S. Group At Malawl's Celebration". The New York Times. June 29, 1964. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
- ^ "U.S.-Hong Kong Diplomatic History". U.S. Consulate General Hong Kong & Macau. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
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