Curtis Warren Kamman | |
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| United States Ambassador toColombia | |
| In office March 19, 1998 – August 15, 2000 | |
| President | Bill Clinton |
| Preceded by | Myles Frechette |
| Succeeded by | Anne W. Patterson |
| United States Ambassador toBolivia | |
| In office November 16, 1994 – November 26, 1997 | |
| President | Bill Clinton |
| Preceded by | Charles R. Bowers |
| Succeeded by | Donna Hrinak |
| United States Ambassador toChile | |
| In office January 14, 1992 – October 21, 1994 | |
| President | George Bush Bill Clinton |
| Preceded by | Charles A. Gillespie Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Gabriel Guerra-Mondragón |
| Chief of the U.S. Interests Section in Cuba | |
| In office August 1985 – September 1987 | |
| President | Ronald Reagan |
| Preceded by | John Arthur Ferch |
| Succeeded by | John J. Taylor |
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| Born | (1939-01-15)January 15, 1939 (age 86) Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Spouse | Mary Glasgow Curtis |
| Children | 3 |
| Education | Yale University |
| Profession | Diplomat |
Curtis Warren Kamman (born January 15, 1939) is an American former career diplomat.
Kamman graduated fromTucson High School andYale University and entered theUnited States Foreign Service in 1960.[1] He served asUnited States Ambassador toBolivia,Chile, andColombia.[2] Kamman also served in various positions in theUnited States Department of State, including Director of East African Affairs, and in diplomatic assignments inMexico,Hong Kong,Kenya,Cuba and theSoviet Union.[3] In 1991, he was sent by PresidentGeorge H. W. Bush to re-establish diplomatic relations with the newly independent nations ofLatvia,Lithuania andEstonia.[4]
Kamman retired from the Foreign Service in 2000. After his retirement, Kamman taught diplomacy and U.S. foreign policy at theUniversity of Notre Dame.[2] He is a member of theAmerican Academy of Diplomacy.[5]
Curtis Kamman married the former Mary Glasgow Curtis,[1] and they have three sons.[3]
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| Preceded by | United States Ambassador to Chile 1992–1994 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | United States Ambassador to Bolivia 1994–1997 | Succeeded by |
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