Horace Greeley Dawson, Jr. (born January 30, 1926,
Augusta, Georgia) was an
American diplomat who served as the United States
Ambassador to
Botswana.
Life
After graduation from high school, Dawson attended
Lincoln University in
Pennsylvania for two years before being drafted into the
U.S. Army, serving a two-year tour of duty in
Europe and the
Philippines. Dawson then returned to
Lincoln University to finish his studies, earning a
B.A. in English in 1949. Dawson went on to study
English and
comparative literature at
Columbia University and received his
M.A. the following year.
Dawson began his career as an English teacher at
Southern University in
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, where he remained three years after earning his
M.A.. He then went on to teach at
North Carolina Central University, where he worked as an
associate professor of
English and director of public relations. He also received his
Ph.D. from the
University of Iowa in 1961.
In 1962, Dawson entered the
Foreign Service, working as a cultural affairs officer in
Uganda and
Nigeria, and then as the United States Information Agency Director in
Liberia. From 1973 to 1977, Dawson held a prominent position as the director of all American information and cultural programs in
Africa. Subsequently, Dawson became the counselor of embassy for public affairs and the director of American information and cultural programs in the
Philippines, where he remained until 1979. That year, he was named
ambassador to
Botswana by President......
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