Background
Hughes, Morris Nelson was born on September 2, 1945 in Humboldt, Nebraska, United States. Son of Morris Nelson and Calista (Cooper) Hughes.
Hughes, Morris Nelson was born on September 2, 1945 in Humboldt, Nebraska, United States. Son of Morris Nelson and Calista (Cooper) Hughes.
AB, U. Nebraska, 1967.
Consulat officer, Consulate General, Merida, Mexico, 1970-1972; political officer, American Embassy, Mexico City, 1972-1973; political officer, American Embassy, Moscow, 1976-1978; administrative officer, American Embassy, Moscow, 1983-1985; administrative officer, American Embassy, Paris, 1988-1992; deputy chief of mission, American Embassy, Yaounde, Cameroon, 1993-1996; ambassador, American Embassy, Bujumbura, since 1996; political/military officer, Sup Headquarters Allied Powers Europe, Mons, Belgium, 1978-1979; administrative officer, unites states department of State, Washington, 1979-1983; personnel officer, unites states department of State, Washington, 1985-1988. Member Senior Seminar, Washington, 1992-1993.
Member monitoring board State Department Federal Credit Union, Washington, 1987-1988. Board directors American Foreign Svc. Protection Association, Washington, 1981-1983.
First lieutenant United States Marine Corps, 1967-1969, Vietnam. Member American Foreign Svc. Association, American Legion.
Married Betty de Jong, March 5, 1998. Children: Guy C., Catherine A.