Myles Frechette
American diplomat
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Myles Robert Rene Frechette (25 April 1936 – 1 July 2017) was U.S. Ambassador to Cameroon (1983-1987) and Colombia (1994-1997).[2] A career diplomat, he joined the US Foreign Service in 1963;[3] other positions include assistant U.S. trade representative for Latin America, the Caribbean, and Africa from 1990 to 1993.[4] He was also Senior Associate with the Center for Strategic and International Studies.[4]
Myles Frechette | |
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Frechette with Olga Duque de Ospina in 2019 | |
| United States Ambassador to Colombia | |
| In office 25 July 1994 – 8 November 1997 | |
| President | Bill Clinton |
| Preceded by | Morris D. Busby |
| Succeeded by | Curtis W. Kamman |
| United States Ambassador to Cameroon | |
| In office 8 September 1983 – 30 July 1987 | |
| President | Ronald Reagan |
| Preceded by | Hume A. Horan |
| Succeeded by | Mark L. Edelman |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 April 1936 |
| Died | 1 July 2017 (aged 81)[1] |
| Spouse | Barbara Ann Frechette |
| Children | 2 |