Background
Harrop, William Caldwell was born on February 19, 1929 in Baltimore. Son of George A. and Esther (Caldwell) Harrop.
ambassador foreign service officer
Harrop, William Caldwell was born on February 19, 1929 in Baltimore. Son of George A. and Esther (Caldwell) Harrop.
AB, Harvard University, 1950; postgraduate, Graduate School Journalism U. Missouri, 1953-1954; fellow, Woodrow Wilson School, Princeton University, 1968-1969.
Foreign Service officer, 1954-1993;
vice consul, Palermo, 1954-1955;
2d secretary, Rome, 1955-1958;
international relations officer, Department State, 1958-1963;
1st secretary, Brussels, 1963-1966;
consul, Lubumbashi, Congo, 1966-1968;
director, Office Research for Africa, Department State, Washington, 1969;
deputy chief mission, American embassy, Canberra, Australia, 1973-1975;
United States ambassador to Guinea, 1975-1977;
deputy assistant secretary of state for Africa, 1977-1980;
ambassador to Kenya and Seychelles, 1980-1983;
inspector general, Department State and Foreign Service, 1983-1986;
ambassador to, Zaire, 1987-1991;
ambassador to, Israel, 1992-1993;
retired, 1994. Chairman American Foreign Svc. Association, 1970-1973, board directors.
Board directors Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training, American Academy Diplomacy.
Board directors Population Services International Humane Society Washington District of Columbia, Henry L. Stimson Center Served with United States Marine Corps Reserve, 1951-1952. Member of Chevy Chase (Maryland) Club, Metropolitan Club (Washington), Fly Club (Cambridge, Massachusetts).
Married Ann G. Delavan, August 22, 1953. Children– Mark D., Caldwell, Scott N., George H.