Background
WARD, JOHN was born on December 9, 1944 in New Bern, North Carolina, United States.
WARD, JOHN was born on December 9, 1944 in New Bern, North Carolina, United States.
Woodberry Forest School. University of North Carolina (Bachelor of Arts, 1967. Juris Doctor, with honors, 1973).
Morehead Scholar Order of the Coif. Staff Member, North Carolina Law Review, 1972-1973.
Assistant to vice president for academic affairs, lecturer in social science, Medgar Evers College, CUNY, 1971-1973; director graduate admissions, lecturer in public and international affairs, Princeton University, 1975-1978; staff director House Foreign Affairs Committee, subcommittee on Africa, United States Congress, 1978-1979; consultant, Office of Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs for Africa, 1979; deputy director office of Inter-African affairs, Bureau African Affairs, 1979-1981; counselor for political affairs, United States Embassy, Kinshasa, Zaire, 1981-1983; senior watch officer operations center, unites states department State, 1983-1984; deputy director office security assistance and sales, bureau politico-military affairs, unites states department State, 1984-1986; deputy chief of mission, United States Embassy, Dakar, Senegal, 1986-1989; counselor for polit affairs, United States Embassy, Kingston, Jamaica, 1989-1991; United States ambassador Niger, 1991-1993; special assistant to the president/senior director for African affairs, National Security Council, Washington, District of Columbia, since 1993; F C.
Craven County (President, 1983-1984), Third Judicial District, North Carolina and American Bar Associations. The North Carolina State Bar. North Carolina Association of Defense Attorneys.
1 child.