Background
III, Samuel Rhea Gammon, was born on January 22, 1924 in Texas, United States.
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Samuel Rhea Gammon, III
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Education
Bachelor, Texas A. and M. University, 1946. A.M., Princeton University, 1948. Doctor of Philosophy, Princeton University, 1953.
Career
Instructor Emory University, 1952-1954. Joined Foreign Service, Department State, 1954. Served in Milan and Palermo, Italy, 1954-1958.
With Department of State, 1959-1963. Detailed foreign affairs aide to Vice President Lyndon Johnson, 1963. Consul general Asmara, Ethiopia, 1964-1967.
Counselor for political affairs Rome, 1967-1970. Detailed United States Information Agency deputy assistant director for W. Europe, 1970-1971. Executive assistant to undersecretary, 1971-1973.
Deputy executive secretary State Department, 1973-1975. Minister counselor American Embassy, Paris, 1975-1978. Ambassador to Mauritius Port Louis, 1978-1980.
Executive director American History Association, 1981-1994, retired, 1994.
Achievements
Membership
President National Humanities Alliance, 1986-1988. Board directors Consortium Social Science Associations, 1981-1994, Truman Library. and Institute, 1982-1994, Association for Diplomatic Studies, since 1986, Charlottesville Committee on Foreign Relations, since 2006. Served to Captain Army of the United States, 1943-1946, 1950-1952.
Member American Foreign Service Protective Association (board directors 1991-2005, chairman 1992-2005, board director Senior Living Found, since 2000).
Connections
Married Mary Renwick, 2003.
