Background
EASUM, Donald was born on August 27, 1923 in. Culver, Indiana, United States. Son of Chester and Norma Brown Easum.
Diplomat educator Institute executive consultant
EASUM, Donald was born on August 27, 1923 in. Culver, Indiana, United States. Son of Chester and Norma Brown Easum.
Bachelor, University Wisconsin, 1947. Master of Public Administration, Princeton University, 1950. Master of Arts, Princeton University, 1950.
Doctor of Philosophy, Princeton University, 1953.
With United States Air Force, 1943—1945. Teacher, 1947-1948; newspaper reporter, 1949. Independent researcher London and Buenos Aires, 1950—1952.
With United States Department of State, 1953-1979. Personnel officer Washington, 1953-1954. Economics-labor officer Nicaragua, 1955—1957.
Consultant, economic officer Djakarta, Indonesia, 1957—1959. Executive secretariat Washington, 1959—1961. Executive secretary International Cooperation Administration, 1961, Agency for International Development, 1962-1963.
Political officer Senegal, Gambia, Port Guinea, 1963-1966. Deputy chief mission Niger, 1966—1968. Senior seminary in foreign policy Foreign Service Institute, Washington, 1968-1969, staff director National Security Council interdepartmental group for Latin American, 1969—1971.
Ambassador to Upper Volta, 1971-1974. Assistant secretary state for African affairs, 1974-1975. Ambassador to Nigeria, 1975-1979.
President African-American Institute, New York City, 1980-1988. Lecturer Princeton (New Jersey) University, 1991. Director World Space Foundation, Washington, 1997-1998.
Trustee Rothko Chapel, Houston, American School of Tangier. Vice president Global Business Access, Ltd., Washington. Member Corporation Council for Africa, Washington, Council on Foreign Relations, River Blindness Foundation, 1991-1995.
Board directors Volunteers in Technology Assistance, 1988-1990, Pact, Inc. Member of American Academy Diplomacy, Rotary International (Paul Harris fellow 1995).
Married Augusta Pentecost (deceased).