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William G. Bradford
William G. Bradford (January 6, 1925 – July 16, 2008) was an American diplomat. He was the United States Ambassador to Chad from 1976 to 1979. Early life William Bradford was born in Illinois in 1925. Career He joined the U.S. Foreign service c.1952. He oversaw diplomatic positions in Berlin, West Germany (1952 to 1955), and Naples, Italy (1955 to 1958), in the Public Safety Division and Refugee Relief Act, respectively. He was the Assistant Secretary for Administration of Streamlining Management in Washington, D.C. from 1958 to 1960. From 1962 to 1964, he worked at the U.S. Embassy in Saigon, South Vietnam. He was on detail at the U.S. Embassy in Freetown, Sierra Leone, from 1966 to 1968. From 1969 to 1975 he worked at the Department of African Affairs. In 1976, Bradford assisted in the U.S. Military evacuation of Saigon. He was appointed as United States Ambassador to Chad by President Gerald Ford on September 3, 1976. He was confirmed on October 15, 1976, and served ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gerald Ford
Gerald Rudolph Ford Jr. ( ; born Leslie Lynch King Jr.; July 14, 1913December 26, 2006) was an American politician who served as the 38th president of the United States from 1974 to 1977. He was the only president never to have been elected to the office of president or vice president as well as the only president to date from Michigan. He previously served as the leader of the Republican Party in the House of Representatives, and was appointed to be the 40th vice president in 1973. When President Richard Nixon resigned in 1974, Ford succeeded to the presidency, but was defeated for election to a full term in 1976. Born in Omaha, Nebraska, and raised in Grand Rapids, Michigan, Ford attended the University of Michigan, where he was a member of the school's football team, winning two national championships. Following his senior year, he turned down offers from the Detroit Lions and Green Bay Packers, instead opting to go to Yale Law School. After the attack on Pearl Harbor, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Washington, D
Washington commonly refers to: * Washington (state), United States * Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States ** A metonym for the federal government of the United States ** Washington metropolitan area, the metropolitan area centered on Washington, D.C. * George Washington (1732–1799), the first president of the United States Washington may also refer to: Places England * Washington, Tyne and Wear, a town in the City of Sunderland metropolitan borough ** Washington Old Hall, ancestral home of the family of George Washington * Washington, West Sussex, a village and civil parish Greenland * Cape Washington, Greenland * Washington Land Philippines *New Washington, Aklan, a municipality *Washington, a barangay in Catarman, Northern Samar *Washington, a barangay in Escalante, Negros Occidental *Washington, a barangay in San Jacinto, Masbate *Washington, a barangay in Surigao City United States * Washington, Wisconsin (other) * Fort Washington (other) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1925 Births
Nineteen or 19 may refer to: * 19 (number), the natural number following 18 and preceding 20 * one of the years 19 BC, AD 19, 1919, 2019 Films * ''19'' (film), a 2001 Japanese film * ''Nineteen'' (film), a 1987 science fiction film Music * 19 (band), a Japanese pop music duo Albums * ''19'' (Adele album), 2008 * ''19'', a 2003 album by Alsou * ''19'', a 2006 album by Evan Yo * ''19'', a 2018 album by MHD * ''19'', one half of the double album ''63/19'' by Kool A.D. * ''Number Nineteen'', a 1971 album by American jazz pianist Mal Waldron * ''XIX'' (EP), a 2019 EP by 1the9 Songs * "19" (song), a 1985 song by British musician Paul Hardcastle. * "Nineteen", a song by Bad4Good from the 1992 album '' Refugee'' * "Nineteen", a song by Karma to Burn from the 2001 album ''Almost Heathen''. * "Nineteen" (song), a 2007 song by American singer Billy Ray Cyrus. * "Nineteen", a song by Tegan and Sara from the 2007 album '' The Con''. * "XIX" (song), a 2014 song by Slip ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ambassadors Of The United States To Chad
This is a list of ambassadors of the United States to Chad. *9 Jan 1961 – 28 May 1961 W. Wendell Blancke (Resident at Republic of Congo) *Jan 1961 - May 1961 Frederic L. Chapin (Interim) *28 May 1961 – 1 Apr 1963 John A. Calhoun *12 Aug 1963 – 20 Jan 1967 Brewster H. Morris *23 Sep 1967 – 9 May 1969 Sheldon B. Vance *21 Aug 1969 – 29 Jun 1972 Terence A. Todman *6 Dec 1972 – 23 Jun 1974 Edward W. Mulcahy *7 Dec 1974 – 23 Feb 1976 Edward S. Little *15 Oct 1976 – 19 Jun 1979 William G. Bradford *17 Nov 1979 – 24 Mar 1980 Donald R. Norland (Embassy closed 24 Mar 1980) *15 Jan 1982 – 27 May 1983 John Blane (Reopened embassy 15 Jan 1982, as Principal Officer and Chargé d'Affaires ad interim) *27 May 1983 – 23 Jul 1985 Jay P. Moffat *2 Sep 1985 – 4 Oct 1988 John Blane *15 Oct 1988 – 15 Nov 1989 Robert L. Pugh *4 Aug 1990 – 21 Jul 1993 Richard Wayne Bogosian *3 Sep 1993 – 26 Jun 1996 Laurence Everett Pope II *12 Sep 1996 – 6 Aug 1999 David C. H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United States Ambassador To Chad
This is a list of ambassadors of the United States to Chad. *9 Jan 1961 – 28 May 1961 W. Wendell Blancke (Resident at Republic of Congo) *Jan 1961 - May 1961 Frederic L. Chapin (Interim) *28 May 1961 – 1 Apr 1963 John A. Calhoun *12 Aug 1963 – 20 Jan 1967 Brewster H. Morris *23 Sep 1967 – 9 May 1969 Sheldon B. Vance *21 Aug 1969 – 29 Jun 1972 Terence A. Todman *6 Dec 1972 – 23 Jun 1974 Edward W. Mulcahy *7 Dec 1974 – 23 Feb 1976 Edward S. Little *15 Oct 1976 – 19 Jun 1979 William G. Bradford *17 Nov 1979 – 24 Mar 1980 Donald R. Norland (Embassy closed 24 Mar 1980) *15 Jan 1982 – 27 May 1983 John Blane (Reopened embassy 15 Jan 1982, as Principal Officer and Chargé d'Affaires ad interim) *27 May 1983 – 23 Jul 1985 Jay P. Moffat *2 Sep 1985 – 4 Oct 1988 John Blane *15 Oct 1988 – 15 Nov 1989 Robert L. Pugh *4 Aug 1990 – 21 Jul 1993 Richard Wayne Bogosian *3 Sep 1993 – 26 Jun 1996 Laurence Everett Pope II *12 Sep 1996 – 6 Aug 1999 David C. H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fairfax County, Virginia
Fairfax County, officially the County of Fairfax, is a county in the Commonwealth of Virginia. It is part of Northern Virginia and borders both the city of Alexandria and Arlington County and forms part of the suburban ring of Washington, D.C. The county is predominantly suburban in character with some urban and rural pockets. As of the 2020 census, the population was 1,150,309, making it Virginia's most populous jurisdiction, with around 13% of the Commonwealth's population. The county is also the most populous jurisdiction in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area, with around 20% of the MSA population, as well as the larger Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA Combined Statistical Area, with around 13% of the CSA population. The county seat is Fairfax, although because it is an independent city under Virginia law, the city of Fairfax is not part of Fairfax County. Fairfax was the first U.S. county to reach a six-figure ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inova Fairfax Hospital
Inova Fairfax Medical Campus is the largest hospital campus in Northern Virginia and the flagship hospital of Inova Health System. Located in Woodburn in Fairfax County, Virginia, Inova Fairfax Hospital is one of the largest employers in the county. Inova Fairfax Hospital is also home to a neonatal intensive care unit, and a dedicated pediatrics intensive care unit, an oncology unit, an adolescent medicine unit, and centers for cardiac surgery and pediatric surgery. The Inova Fairfax Hospital can be more accurately described as a campus encompassing three hospitals: the Inova Fairfax Hospital proper, which includes the original building, the Inova Children's Hospital, and the Inova Heart and Vascular Institute. Capability Inova Fairfax Hospital (IFH) is a 923-bed tertiary care hospital campus providing most medical and surgical specialties and houses Northern Virginia's only Level 1 Trauma Center and the nation's fifth-busiest obstetrics program (with nearly 12,000 live births ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John B
John Bryn Williams (born 1977), known as John B, is an English disc jockey and electronic music producer. He is widely recognised for his eccentric clothing and wild hair and his production of several cutting edge drum and bass tracks. John B ranked number 76 in ''DJ Magazine''s 2010 Top 100 DJs annual poll, announced on 27 October 2010. Career Williams was born on 12 July 1977 in Maidenhead, Berkshire. He started producing music around the age of 14, and now is the head of drum and bass record label Beta Recordings, together with its more specialist drum and bass sub-labels Nu Electro, Tangent, and Chihuahua. He also has releases on Formation Records, Metalheadz and Planet Mu. Williams was ranked 92nd drum and bass DJ on the 2009 ''DJ Magazine'' top 100. Style While his trademark sound has evolved through the years, it generally involves female vocals and trance-like synths (a style which has been dubbed "trance and bass", "trancestep" and "futurestep" by listeners). His m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone,)]. officially the Republic of Sierra Leone, is a country on the southwest coast of West Africa. It is bordered by Liberia to the southeast and Guinea surrounds the northern half of the nation. Covering a total area of , Sierra Leone has a tropical climate, with diverse environments ranging from savanna to rainforests. The country has a population of 7,092,113 as of the 2015 census. The capital and largest city is Freetown. The country is divided into five administrative regions, which are subdivided into Districts of Sierra Leone, 16 districts. Sierra Leone is a constitutional republic with a unicameral parliament and a directly elected executive president, president serving a five-year term with a maximum of two terms. The current president is Julius Maada Bio. Sierra Leone is a Secular state, secular nation with Constitution of Sierra Leone, the constitution providing for the separation of state and religion and freedom of conscience (which includes freedom of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Freetown
Freetown is the capital and largest city of Sierra Leone. It is a major port city on the Atlantic Ocean and is located in the Western Area of the country. Freetown is Sierra Leone's major urban, economic, financial, cultural, educational and political centre, as it is the seat of the Government of Sierra Leone. The population of Freetown was 1,055,964 at the 2015 census. The city's economy revolves largely around its harbour, which occupies a part of the estuary of the Sierra Leone River in one of the world's largest natural deep water harbours. Although the city has traditionally been the homeland of the Sierra Leone Creole people, the population of Freetown is ethnically, culturally, and religiously diverse. The city is home to a significant population of all of Sierra Leone's ethnic groups, with no single ethnic group forming more than 27% of the city's population. As in virtually all parts of Sierra Leone, the Krio language of the Sierra Leone Creole people is Freetown's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Vietnam
South Vietnam, officially the Republic of Vietnam ( vi, Việt Nam Cộng hòa), was a state in Southeast Asia that existed from 1955 to 1975, the period when the southern portion of Vietnam was a member of the Western Bloc during part of the Cold War after the 1954 division of Vietnam. It first received international recognition in 1949 as the State of Vietnam within the French Union, with its capital at Saigon (renamed to Ho Chi Minh City in 1976), before becoming a republic in 1955. South Vietnam was bordered by North Vietnam to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and Thailand across the Gulf of Thailand to the southwest. Its sovereignty was recognized by the United States and 87 other nations, though it failed to gain admission into the United Nations as a result of a Soviet veto in 1957. It was succeeded by the Republic of South Vietnam in 1975. The end of the Second World War saw anti-Japanese Việt Minh guerrilla forces, led by communist fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saigon
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