Edward J. Perkins
E691696
Edward J. Perkins was an American career diplomat who served as U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations and was notable for being the first Black U.S. Ambassador to apartheid-era South Africa.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Edward J. Perkins canonical | 1 |
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American diplomat
ⓘ
ambassador ⓘ human ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Department of State Distinguished Honor Award
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Presidential Distinguished Service Award NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | United States of America ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1928-06-08 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2020-11-07 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University of Maryland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
University of Southern California ⓘ |
| employer | United States Department of State ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Black Americans
ⓘ
surface form:
African American
|
| familyName | Perkins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
diplomacy
ⓘ
international relations ⓘ |
| givenName | Edward ⓘ |
| hasHonorificPrefix | Ambassador ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | United States Foreign Service NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch |
United States Army
ⓘ
United States Marine Corps ⓘ |
| notableFor |
advocacy for diversity in the U.S. Foreign Service
ⓘ
being the first Black U.S. Ambassador to apartheid-era South Africa ⓘ service as U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations ⓘ |
| occupation |
ambassador
ⓘ
diplomat ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Sterlington, Louisiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
United States Ambassador to Australia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States Ambassador to Liberia NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Ambassador to South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Ambassador to the United Nations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Canberra
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Monrovia NERFINISHED ⓘ Pretoria NERFINISHED ⓘ Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.