Background
Howell, Wilson Nathaniel was born on September 14, 1939 in Portsmouth, Virginia, United States. Son of Wilson Nathaniel Senior and Josephine Wilkens (Edwards) Howell.
Howell, Wilson Nathaniel was born on September 14, 1939 in Portsmouth, Virginia, United States. Son of Wilson Nathaniel Senior and Josephine Wilkens (Edwards) Howell.
Bachelor with honors, University of Virginia, 1961;
Doctor of Philosophy, University of Virginia, 1965;
diploma, National War College, 1983.
Instructor in government and foreign affairs, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, 1964-1965;
executive assistant, American Embassy, Cairo, 1966-1967;
political officer, United States Mission to North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Paris and Brussels, 1967-1968;
political analyst, Department State, Washington, 1968-1970;
Arabic student, American Embassy, Beirut, Lebanon, 1970-1972;
deputy principal officer, American Embassy, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, 1972-1974;
political officer, American Embassy, Beirut, 1974-1976;
Lebanon country officer, Department State, Washington, 1976-1977;
deputy director National Education Association/ARN, Department State, Washington, 1977-1979;
special assistant Near East,, Department State, Washington, 1979;
director National Education Association/ARN, Department State, Washington, 1980-1982;
deputy chief of mission, American Embassy, Algiers, Algeria, 1983-1985;
political advisor, CinC, United States Center Command, MacDill Air Force Base, Tampa, Florida, 1985-1987;
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, American Embassy, Kuwait, 1987-1992;
John Minor Maury, Junior professor public affairs, University of Virginia, since 1993.
Board advisors No Greater Love, Washington, since 1996. Member National War College Alumni Association, University of Virginia Alumni Association, Middle East Institute, Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Margie Anne Saunders, June 25, 1961. Children: Wilson Nathaniel Howell III, Edward Vaughan Howell (deceased 1996).