Education
Bowdoin College.
Bowdoin College.
He was the United States Ambassador to Chad from 1993 to 1996 and former United States Chargé d’Affaires to Libya. Pope held a number of senior posts in the Department of State. In 2000, President Bill Clinton nominated him as Ambassador to Kuwait but his appointment was not confirmed by the Senate.
Ambassador Pope retired from the United States. Foreign Service on October 2, 2000 after 31 years of service.
He continues to consult with various institutions and is a respected arabist. A graduate of Bowdoin College, Pope also had advanced studies at Princeton University and is a graduate of the United States. Department of State Senior Seminar, a Senior Fellow at the Armed Forces Staff College.
He speaks Arabic and French, and resides in Portland, Maine. Laurence Pope is the eldest son of Medal of Honor recipient Major Everett P. Pope, who was married to Eleanor Pope.
He has a brother named Ralph H. Pope.
On Thursday, October 11, 2012, the United States. Department of State announced that Ambassador Pope had arrived in Tripoli as the United States Chargé d’Affaires in Libya. On January 4, 2013 the United States embassy in Tripoli announced that William Roebuck arrived in Tripoli as the new Chargé d’Affaires in Libya replacing Pope.