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'''Roscoe Seldon "Rocky"<ref name="Rocky">Reinhart, A. Kevin, and Gilbert S. Merritt. "[http://www.questia.com/googleScholar.qst;jsessionid=JQGXLh0TQ0MbLPPs164nrL2vBYhTmnpJchCnRTNKJp22vkCLYLp5!-1401668839?docId=5005832397 Reconstruction and Constitution Building in Iraq]." ''Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law'' 37. 2004.</ref> Suddarth''' (August 5, 1935 – June 29, 2013) was an [[United States|American]] [[Diplomacy|career diplomat]]. Suddarth was a [[Foreign Service Officer]] and served as [[United States Ambassador to Jordan]] from 1987 to 1990. He served as the secretary of the [[American Academy of Diplomacy]] until his death.
|name = Roscoe Suddarth
|office = [[Inspector General of the Department of State]]<br>Acting
|president = [[George W. Bush]]
|term_start = February 15, 1994
|term_end = June 12, 1994
|predecessor = Sherman Funk
|successor = Harold Geisel (Acting)
|office1 = [[United States Ambassador to Jordan]]
|president1 = [[Ronald Reagan]]<br>[[George H. W. Bush]]
|term_start1 = September 16, 1987
|term_end1 = July 27, 1990
|predecessor1 = [[Paul H. Boeker]]
|successor1 = [[Roger Gran Harrison|Roger Harrison]]
|birth_name = Roscoe Seldon Suddarth
|birth_date = {{birth date|1935|8|5}}
|birth_place = [[Louisville, Kentucky]], U.S.
|death_date = {{death date and age|2013|6|29|1935|8|5}}
|death_place = [[Washington, D.C.]], U.S.
|education = [[Yale University]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])<br>[[New College, Oxford]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])<br>[[Massachusetts Institute of Technology]]<br>[[University of Maryland, College Park]] ([[Master of Music|MM]])
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'''Roscoe Seldon "Rocky" Suddarth'''<ref name="Rocky">Reinhart, A. Kevin, and Gilbert S. Merritt. "[https://www.questia.com/googleScholar.qst;jsessionid=JQGXLh0TQ0MbLPPs164nrL2vBYhTmnpJchCnRTNKJp22vkCLYLp5!-1401668839?docId=5005832397 Reconstruction and Constitution Building in Iraq]." ''Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law'' 37. 2004.</ref> (August 5, 1935 – June 29, 2013) was an American [[Diplomacy|career diplomat]]. Suddarth was a [[Foreign Service Officer]] and served as [[United States Ambassador to Jordan]] from 1987 to 1990. He served as the secretary of the [[American Academy of Diplomacy]] until his death.


==Career==
==Career==
Suddarth graduated from [[Yale University]], where he was a member of [[Scroll and Key Society]]{{Citation needed|date=May 2010}}, with a [[Bachelor of Arts]] in 1956 and from [[New College, Oxford]] with a Bachelor of Arts and [[Master of Arts (Oxbridge and Dublin)|Master of Arts]] in 1958 and a master in Music from the University of Maryland in 2012.<ref name="Nom">"[http://www.reagan.utexas.edu/archives/speeches/1987/070187a.htm Nomination of Roscoe Seldon Suddarth To Be United States Ambassador to Jordan]." Speech by Ronald Reagan, 1 July 1987.</ref> He served in the [[Air National Guard]] from 1958 to 1961.<ref name="Nom"/>
Suddarth graduated from [[Yale University]], where he was a member of [[Scroll and Key Society]],{{Citation needed|date=May 2010}} with a [[Bachelor of Arts]] in 1956 and from [[New College, Oxford]] with a Bachelor of Arts ([[Master of Arts (Oxbridge and Dublin)|promoted to a Master of Arts]] per tradition) in modern history in 1958, studied systems analysis at [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology]], and a master in Music from the University of Maryland in 2012.<ref name="Nom">"[http://www.reagan.utexas.edu/archives/speeches/1987/070187a.htm Nomination of Roscoe Seldon Suddarth To Be United States Ambassador to Jordan]." Speech by Ronald Reagan, 1 July 1987.</ref> He served in the [[Air National Guard]] from 1958 to 1961.<ref name="Nom"/>


Suddarth joined the [[United States Foreign Service]] in 1961 and served as [[Diplomatic rank|third secretary]] at the U.S. Embassy in [[Bamako]], [[Mali]], from 1961 to 1963.<ref name="Nom"/> From 1963 to 1965, he took [[Arabic language]] training at the [[Foreign Service Institute]] at the U.S. Embassy in [[Beirut]], [[Lebanon]].<ref name="Nom"/> From there he was assigned first as [[Diplomatic rank|second secretary]] to the U.S. Embassy in [[Sana'a]], [[Yemen Arab Republic]] from 1965 to 1967, and then to the U.S. Embassy in [[Tripoli]], [[Libya]] from 1969 to 1971.<ref name="Nom"/>
Suddarth joined the [[United States Foreign Service]] in 1961 and served as [[Diplomatic rank|third secretary]] at the U.S. Embassy in [[Bamako]], [[Mali]], from 1961 to 1963.<ref name="Nom"/> From 1963 to 1965, he took [[Arabic language]] training at the [[Foreign Service Institute]] at the U.S. Embassy in [[Beirut]], [[Lebanon]].<ref name="Nom"/> From there he was assigned first as [[Diplomatic rank|second secretary]] to the U.S. Embassy in [[Sana'a]], [[Yemen Arab Republic]] from 1965 to 1967, and then to the U.S. Embassy in [[Tripoli, Libya]] from 1967 to 1970.<ref name="Nom"/>


Suddarth returned to [[Harry S Truman Building|State Department Headquarters]] as the Libyan desk officer until 1971, when he took university training at the [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology]], graduating with a [[Master of Science]] in 1972.<ref name="Nom"/> From 1972 to 1973, he served as politico-military officer in the [[Bureau of Political-Military Affairs|Bureau of Politico-Military Affairs]] in the Department of State, to be followed as [[deputy chief of mission]] at the U.S. Embassy in [[Amman]], [[Jordan]] from 1975 to 1979.<ref name="Nom"/>
Suddarth returned to [[Harry S Truman Building|State Department Headquarters]] as the Libyan desk officer until 1972, when he took university training at the [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology]], graduating with a [[Master of Science]] in 1972.<ref name="Nom"/> From 1972 to 1973, he served as politico-military officer in the [[Bureau of Political-Military Affairs|Bureau of Politico-Military Affairs]] in the Department of State, to be followed as [[deputy chief of mission]] at the U.S. Embassy in [[Amman]], [[Jordan]] from 1975 to 1979.<ref name="Nom"/>


Suddarth became Executive Assistant to the [[Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs]] from 1979 to 1981.<ref name="Nom"/> He then participated in the senior seminar for a year before becoming deputy chief of mission at the U.S. Embassy in [[Riyadh]], [[Saudi Arabia]].<ref name="Nom"/> From 1985 to 1987 Suddarth was Deputy [[Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs|Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs]].<ref name="Nom"/>
Suddarth became Executive Assistant to the [[Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs]] from 1979 to 1981.<ref name="Nom"/> He then participated in the senior seminar for a year before becoming deputy chief of mission at the U.S. Embassy in [[Riyadh]], [[Saudi Arabia]].<ref name="Nom"/> From 1985 to 1987 Suddarth was Deputy [[Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs|Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs]].<ref name="Nom"/>


[[President of the United States|President]] [[Ronald Reagan]] nominated Suddarth to be [[United States Ambassador to Jordan]] on July 31, 1987.<ref name="Nom"/> Confirmed by the [[United States Senate|Senate]], he presented his [[credential]]s on September 16, 1987. Suddarth left the post on July 27, 1990.<ref name="CoM">"[http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ho/po/com/10893.htm Chiefs of Mission, Jordan]." United States Department of State.</ref>
[[President of the United States|President]] [[Ronald Reagan]] nominated Suddarth to be [[United States Ambassador to Jordan]] on July 31, 1987.<ref name="Nom"/> Confirmed by the [[United States Senate|Senate]], he presented his [[credential]]s on September 16, 1987. Suddarth left the post on July 27, 1990.<ref name="CoM">"[https://2001-2009.state.gov/r/pa/ho/po/com/10893.htm Chiefs of Mission, Jordan]." United States Department of State.</ref>


Suddarth was Deputy [[Office of the Inspector General of the Department of State|Inspector General of the Department of State]] from 1991 to 1994 and International Affairs Advisor and Professor at the [[Naval War College]] in [[Newport, Rhode Island]] from 1993 to 1994.<ref name="IDMES">"[http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/data/indiv/area/idmes/SUDDARTH,Roscoe.htm Roscoe S. Suddarth (Middle East Institute)]." ''IDMES: International Directory of Middle East Scholars''. [[Columbia University]] Libraries.</ref> He retired from the Foreign Service in June 1995 with the rank of [[Diplomatic rank|Career Minister]].<ref name="IDMES"/>
Suddarth was Deputy [[Office of the Inspector General of the Department of State|Inspector General of the Department of State]] from 1991 to 1994 and International Affairs Advisor and Professor at the [[Naval War College]] in [[Newport, Rhode Island]] from 1993 to 1994.<ref name="IDMES">"[http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/data/indiv/area/idmes/SUDDARTH,Roscoe.htm Roscoe S. Suddarth (Middle East Institute)]." ''IDMES: International Directory of Middle East Scholars''. [[Columbia University]] Libraries.</ref> He retired from the Foreign Service in June 1995 with the rank of [[Diplomatic rank|Career Minister]].<ref name="IDMES"/>


After retiring Suddarth became president of the [[Middle East Institute]].<ref name="IDMES"/> Suddarth also served as president of the [[American-Iranian Council]]<ref name="AIC">"[http://www.american-iranian.org/home.php?mains=10&subs=141 Roscoe S. Suddarth]." American-Iranian Council.</ref> as on the Board of Advisors of the [[Center for Contemporary Arab Studies]] at the [[Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service]] at [[Georgetown University]].<ref name="CCAS">"[http://ccas.georgetown.edu/center-who-board.cfm?id=22 The Hon. Roscoe Suddarth]." Center for Contemporary Arab Studies, Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University.</ref>
After retiring Suddarth became president of the [[Middle East Institute]].<ref name="IDMES"/> Suddarth also served as president of the [[American-Iranian Council]]<ref name="AIC">"[http://www.american-iranian.org/home.php?mains=10&subs=141 Roscoe S. Suddarth] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071026144146/http://www.american-iranian.org/home.php?mains=10&subs=141 |date=2007-10-26 }}." American-Iranian Council.</ref> as on the Board of Advisors of the [[Center for Contemporary Arab Studies]] at the [[Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service]] at [[Georgetown University]].<ref name="CCAS">"[http://ccas.georgetown.edu/center-who-board.cfm?id=22 The Hon. Roscoe Suddarth] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060903070356/http://ccas.georgetown.edu/center-who-board.cfm?id=22 |date=2006-09-03 }}." Center for Contemporary Arab Studies, Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University.</ref>


In 2008 Suddarth received his [[master's degree]] in [[music]] from the [[University of Maryland, College Park]]; his [[thesis]] was "French Stewardship of Jazz: The Case of French Musique and French Culture."<ref name="yale56">Lord, Charles P. "[http://www.yale56.org/class_notes/class_notes.htm Class Notes]." yale56.org November–December 2008.</ref>
In 2008 Suddarth received his [[master's degree]] in [[music]] from the [[University of Maryland, College Park]]; his [[thesis]] was "French Stewardship of Jazz: The Case of French Musique and French Culture."<ref name="yale56">Lord, Charles P. "[http://www.yale56.org/class_notes/class_notes.htm Class Notes] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081216155638/http://yale56.org/class_notes/class_notes.htm |date=2008-12-16 }}." yale56.org November–December 2008.</ref>


Suddarth was articulate in Arabic, [[French language|French]], and [[Spanish language|Spanish]]. He had two children with wife of fifty years, Michele.<ref name="Nom"/>
Suddarth was articulate in Arabic, [[French language|French]], and [[Spanish language|Spanish]]. He had two children with wife of fifty years, Michele.<ref name="Nom"/>
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/middle_east/jan-june99/abdullah_2-8.html Interview] with Suddarth from [[Public Broadcasting Service|PBS']] ''[[The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer|NewsHour with Jim Lehrer]]'', February 8, 1999
*[https://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/middle_east/jan-june99/abdullah_2-8.html Interview] with Suddarth from [[Public Broadcasting Service|PBS']] ''[[The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer|NewsHour with Jim Lehrer]]'', February 8, 1999
*[http://www.namebase.org/xstr/Roscoe-S-Suddarth.html Suddarth] on [[NameBase]] ([http://www.webcitation.org/64lLLnaR2 Archive])
*[http://www.namebase.org/xstr/Roscoe-S-Suddarth.html Suddarth] on [[NameBase]] ([http://www.namebase.org/xstr/Roscoe-S-Suddarth.html Archive]{{dead link|date=August 2020|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}})
*{{C-SPAN|Roscoe Suddarth}}
*{{C-SPAN|58500}}


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Revision as of 01:44, 12 October 2022

Roscoe Suddarth
Inspector General of the Department of State
Acting
In office
February 15, 1994 – June 12, 1994
PresidentGeorge W. Bush
Preceded bySherman Funk
Succeeded byHarold Geisel (Acting)
United States Ambassador to Jordan
In office
September 16, 1987 – July 27, 1990
PresidentRonald Reagan
George H. W. Bush
Preceded byPaul H. Boeker
Succeeded byRoger Harrison
Personal details
Born
Roscoe Seldon Suddarth

(1935-08-05)August 5, 1935
Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.
DiedJune 29, 2013(2013-06-29) (aged 77)
Washington, D.C., U.S.
BildungYale University (BA)
New College, Oxford (BA)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
University of Maryland, College Park (MM)

Roscoe Seldon "Rocky" Suddarth[1] (August 5, 1935 – June 29, 2013) was an American career diplomat. Suddarth was a Foreign Service Officer and served as United States Ambassador to Jordan from 1987 to 1990. He served as the secretary of the American Academy of Diplomacy until his death.

Career

Suddarth graduated from Yale University, where he was a member of Scroll and Key Society,[citation needed] with a Bachelor of Arts in 1956 and from New College, Oxford with a Bachelor of Arts (promoted to a Master of Arts per tradition) in modern history in 1958, studied systems analysis at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and a master in Music from the University of Maryland in 2012.[2] He served in the Air National Guard from 1958 to 1961.[2]

Suddarth joined the United States Foreign Service in 1961 and served as third secretary at the U.S. Embassy in Bamako, Mali, from 1961 to 1963.[2] From 1963 to 1965, he took Arabic language training at the Foreign Service Institute at the U.S. Embassy in Beirut, Lebanon.[2] From there he was assigned first as second secretary to the U.S. Embassy in Sana'a, Yemen Arab Republic from 1965 to 1967, and then to the U.S. Embassy in Tripoli, Libya from 1967 to 1970.[2]

Suddarth returned to State Department Headquarters as the Libyan desk officer until 1972, when he took university training at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, graduating with a Master of Science in 1972.[2] From 1972 to 1973, he served as politico-military officer in the Bureau of Politico-Military Affairs in the Department of State, to be followed as deputy chief of mission at the U.S. Embassy in Amman, Jordan from 1975 to 1979.[2]

Suddarth became Executive Assistant to the Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs from 1979 to 1981.[2] He then participated in the senior seminar for a year before becoming deputy chief of mission at the U.S. Embassy in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.[2] From 1985 to 1987 Suddarth was Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs.[2]

President Ronald Reagan nominated Suddarth to be United States Ambassador to Jordan on July 31, 1987.[2] Confirmed by the Senate, he presented his credentials on September 16, 1987. Suddarth left the post on July 27, 1990.[3]

Suddarth was Deputy Inspector General of the Department of State from 1991 to 1994 and International Affairs Advisor and Professor at the Naval War College in Newport, Rhode Island from 1993 to 1994.[4] He retired from the Foreign Service in June 1995 with the rank of Career Minister.[4]

After retiring Suddarth became president of the Middle East Institute.[4] Suddarth also served as president of the American-Iranian Council[5] as on the Board of Advisors of the Center for Contemporary Arab Studies at the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University.[6]

In 2008 Suddarth received his master's degree in music from the University of Maryland, College Park; his thesis was "French Stewardship of Jazz: The Case of French Musique and French Culture."[7]

Suddarth was articulate in Arabic, French, and Spanish. He had two children with wife of fifty years, Michele.[2]

References

  1. ^ Reinhart, A. Kevin, and Gilbert S. Merritt. "Reconstruction and Constitution Building in Iraq." Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law 37. 2004.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Nomination of Roscoe Seldon Suddarth To Be United States Ambassador to Jordan." Speech by Ronald Reagan, 1 July 1987.
  3. ^ "Chiefs of Mission, Jordan." United States Department of State.
  4. ^ a b c "Roscoe S. Suddarth (Middle East Institute)." IDMES: International Directory of Middle East Scholars. Columbia University Libraries.
  5. ^ "Roscoe S. Suddarth Archived 2007-10-26 at the Wayback Machine." American-Iranian Council.
  6. ^ "The Hon. Roscoe Suddarth Archived 2006-09-03 at the Wayback Machine." Center for Contemporary Arab Studies, Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University.
  7. ^ Lord, Charles P. "Class Notes Archived 2008-12-16 at the Wayback Machine." yale56.org November–December 2008.
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1987–1990 		Succeeded by
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