Olcott Hawthorne Deming (February 28, 1909 – March 20, 2007) was an American career diplomat who was the first ambassador of the
United States to
Uganda.
Early life
Deming, a great-grandson of
Nathaniel Hawthorne, was born February 28, 1909, in
Westchester County, New York.
He graduated from
Rollins College
Rollins College is a private college in Winter Park, Florida. It was founded in November 1885 and has about 30 undergraduate majors and several graduate programs. It is Florida's fourth oldest post-secondary institution.
History
Rollins Colle ...
in 1935, and worked for the
Tennessee Valley Authority and as a teacher in
Greenwich, Connecticut.
Career
Deming joined the
State Department
The United States Department of State (DOS), or State Department, is an United States federal executive departments, executive department of the Federal government of the United States, U.S. federal government responsible for the country's fore ...
in 1942. From 1957 to 1959, he was U.S.
consul general in
Okinawa. He served as Ambassador to the newly independent nation of Uganda from 1962 to 1965. He retired in 1969, later becoming an official of the
American Foreign Service Association
American Foreign Service Association (AFSA), established in 1924, is the professional association of the United States Foreign Service. With over 15,000 dues-paying members, American Foreign Service Association represents 28,000 active and retir ...
.
Later life
Deming died March 20, 2007, aged 98 of
sepsis at a
hospice
Hospice care is a type of health care that focuses on the palliation of a terminally ill patient's pain and symptoms and attending to their emotional and spiritual needs at the end of life. Hospice care prioritizes comfort and quality of life by ...
in
Washington, D.C.
External links
New York Times obituary, Apr. 7, 2007
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1909 births
2007 deaths
Deaths from sepsis
Ambassadors of the United States to Uganda
Rollins College alumni
Infectious disease deaths in Washington, D.C.
People from Westchester County, New York
United States Foreign Service personnel
American expatriates in Japan