Background
Higgins, Peter Thomas was born on September 19, 1936 in Hollywood, California, United States. Son of Thomas Elkin and Frances Lenore (Kanary) Higgins.
Higgins, Peter Thomas was born on September 19, 1936 in Hollywood, California, United States. Son of Thomas Elkin and Frances Lenore (Kanary) Higgins.
Bachelor of Science in Foreign Service, Georgetown University, 1958. Postgrad, National War College, Washington, 1980.
Consular officer American Consulate General, Guadalajara, Mexico, 1959-1961. Economic officer American Embassy, Madrid, 1962-1964, Lome, Togo, 1967-1969. Commercial officer American Consulate General, Barcelona, Spain, 1969-1971.
Economic officer American Embassy, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, 1971-1974, deputy chief mission Kigali, Rwanda, 1974-1977. Consul general American Consulate General, Auckland, New Zealand, 1980-1984. Economics/political counselor American Embassy, Singapore, 1984-1986, deputy chief mission, since 1986.
Second lieutenant United States Army Reserve, 1958-1959. Member of Rotary (Auckland, Singapore).
Married Betty Louise Hughart, January 16, 1960. Children: Carolyn Elizabeth, Mark Thomas, Sean Patrick.