Tain Pendleton Tompkins

Background

Tompkins, Tain Pendleton was born on April 2, 1943 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Pendleton Souther and Louise Agnes (Mertz) Tompkins.

Education

Bachelor in English, Washington & Lee University, 1964. Master of Arts in International Relations, Johns Hopkins University, 1968. Master of Arts in English, Johns Hopkins University, 1970.

Career

Commissioned, Foreign Svc., 1969; 3d secretary, American Consulate, Can Tho, South Vietnam, 1970-1971; 3d secretary, American Embassy, Lisbon, Portugal, 1972-1974; ceasefire observer, American Consulate, Can Tho, South Vietnam, 1974; staff assistant, unites states department State, Washington, 1974-1975; fellow Institute Politics, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1976; 2d secretary, American Embassy, Beirut, Lebanon, 1977-1980; staff assistant, Office of Les Aspin, Washington, 1980-1981; deputy director staff secretariat, unites states department State, 1981-1983; 2d secretary, American Embassy, Harare, Zimbabwe, 1983-1985; 1st secretary, American Embassy, Canberra, Australia, 1987-1991; deputy chief of mission, American Embassy, Bridgetown, Barbados, 1992-1995; county Economics Affairs, American Embassy, Tel Aviv, Israel, since 1995. Diplomat in residence University Texas, Austin, 1991-1992.

Achievements

• Tain Pendleton Tompkins has been listed as a noteworthy Foreign service official by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Army and Navy Club, Phi Beta Kappa Association.

Interests

• Avocations: tennis, reading.

Connections

Married Grace Muller, February 26, 1981. Children: Ann Louise, Heather Ashley Muller.

Father:

Pendleton Souther Tompkins

Mother:

Louise Agnes (Mertz) Tompkins

Spouse:

Grace Muller

child:

Heather Ashley Muller Tompkins

child:

Ann Louise Tompkins