Background
Cheshes, Martin L. was born on September 8, 1939 in New York City.
Cheshes, Martin L. was born on September 8, 1939 in New York City.
Bachelor, City College of New York.
Program officer, African-American Institute, New York City, 1961; producer African division, Voice of America, 1961-1965; junior officer, American Embassy, Yaounde, Cameroon, 1966-1968; staff assistant to assistant secretary for public affairs, unites states department State, 1969; consul, unites states department State, Martinique, Windward Islands., Lesser Antilles, 1970-1972; economics and commercial officer, unites states department State, Nassau, Bahamas, 1972-1974; deputy chief mission, American Embasy, Cotonou, Benin, 1974-1975; policy liason officer office special advisor to secretary on narcotic matters, unites states department State, 1976-1978; deputy director office Inter-African affairs, unites states department State, 1978-1979; chief Bureau Pers. Africa Assignments, unites states department State, 1979-1981; political officer, American Embasy, Paris, 1981-1985; consul general, unites states department State, Durban, South Africa, 1985-1987; deputy chief mission, American Embasy, Nassau, 1987-1990; member senior seminar, unites states department State, 1990-1991; director Office East African Affairs, unites states department State, 1991-1993; ambassador to Djibouti, unites states department State, since 1993.
Member American Recreation and Commissary Association (board directors), Rotary.
Married Marlyn Cheshes. 2 children.