Background
Hicks, Irvin was born on May 16, 1938 in Baltimore.
Hicks, Irvin was born on May 16, 1938 in Baltimore.
Student, Foreign Service Institute, 1964, 70; student, United States War College, 1982-1983; Bachelor, U. Maryland., 1983.
Joined, Foreign Svc., Department State, 1962; committee clerk, accountants assistant, Foreign Svc., Department State, Libreville, Gabon, 1962-1964; accounts assistant, Foreign Svc., Department State, Bamako, Mali, 1964-1965; budget and fiscal specialist, Foreign Svc., Department State, Bamako, Mali, 1965-1966; post management assistant, Department State, 1966-1967; administrative support officer, Department State, 1967-1968, 69-70; budget director, Community Development Agency, 1968-1969; administrative officer, Department State, Bangui, Central African Republic, 1970-1973; administrative officer, Department State, Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania, 1975-1977; administrative officer, United States Mission in Berlin, 1977-1980; deputy chief of Mission, American Embassy, Lome, Toga, 1980-1981; charge d'affaires, American Embassy, Lome, Toga, 1981-1982; deputy executive director, Bureau African Affairs, Department State, 1983-1985; United States ambassador to Republic of Seychelles, 1985-1987; secretary assistant secretary personnel, Department State, 1987-1989; department assistant secretary African affairs, Department State, 1989-1991; area advisor, 46th Session of United Nations General Assembly, 1991-1992; deputy representative of the United States, Security Council, United Nations, 1992-1993; United States ambassador to Ethiopia, 1993-1996; M C.
Divorced; 3 children.