James Maurice Ealum (December 30, 1930 – April 8, 2023) was an American diplomat who was a career Foreign Service Officer. He served as Chargé d'Affaires ad interim in

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from March 1986 until September 1987. Ealum was born in

Altus, Oklahoma Altus () is a city in and the county seat of Jackson County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 19,813 at the 2010 census, a loss of 7.7 percent compared to 21,454 in 2000. Altus is home to Altus Air Force Base, the United States Air F ...

on December 30, 1930. He graduated from the

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(BA) and

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(MA). He was the first diplomat-in-residence at

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. Ealum died on April 8, 2023, at the age of 92.

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