Thomas H. Anderson Jr.
American diplomat (born 1946)
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Thomas H. Anderson Jr. (born March 17, 1946) is an American diplomat. He was Ambassador of the United States to Barbados, Dominica, St Lucia, Antigua, St. Vincent, and St. Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla from 1984 to 1986 under U.S. President Ronald W. Reagan.[1][2]
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1984 | |
| Born | March 17, 1946 Gulfport, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Alma mater | University of Mississippi (BA) |
| Occupation | Diplomat |
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| 2nd United States Ambassador to Antigua and Barbuda | |
| In office August 16, 1984 – March 12, 1986 | |
| Preceded by | Milan D. Bish |
| Succeeded by | Paul A. Russo |
Biography
Anderson was born in Gulfport, Mississippi.[3] He received a Bachelor of Arts in 1968 from the University of Mississippi at Oxford. He is a member of Epsilon Xi chapter of Sigma Nu fraternity at the University of Mississippi.[3] Anderson served in the Mississippi National Guard before joining Hancock Bank.[4]
He worked as assistant to the vice president of the Hancock Bank in Gulfport from 1969 to 1972.[3] From 1972 to 1984, Anderson was an assistant to U.S. Representative Trent Lott of Mississippi's 5th congressional district, since the 4th district. He was also a member of the Southern Federal Savings and Loan Association in Gulfport.[3]
After his ambassadorships, Anderson ran for the U.S. House of Representatives in a 1989 special election after Republican Congressman Larkin I. Smith died in a plane crash. In the primary, he took a strong second place to Democratic state Senator Gene Taylor and Democratic state Attorney General Mike Moore, but lost in the runoff to Taylor by a two-to-one margin. Afterwards, he was chief of staff to then United States Senator Trent Lott. Anderson is the chairman of the board of Team Washington, Inc.[5]