Joseph C. Satterthwaite

Joseph Charles Satterthwaite (March 14, 1900 – November 19, 1990) of Michigan was a career diplomat who served as United States Ambassador to Sri Lanka, Head of the U.S. Legation at Tangier from 1953 to 1955, and as United States Ambassador to Burma from April 1955 to April 1957. He then served as the first Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs in 1958. He was reappointed as an ambassador, this time to South Africa, from 1961 to 1965.

Diplomatic posts
Preceded by Felix Cole	U.S. Ambassador to Sri Lanka 1949-1953	Succeeded by Philip K. Crowe
Preceded by John Carter Vincent	Head of the U.S. Legation at Tangier 1953–1955	Succeeded by Julius C. Holmes
Preceded by William J. Sebald	U.S. Ambassador to Burma 1955–1957	Succeeded by Walter P. McConaughy
Government offices
Preceded by New office	Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs September 2, 1958 – January 31, 1961	Succeeded by G. Mennen Williams
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by Philip K. Crowe	United States Ambassador to South Africa 1961-1965	Succeeded by William M. Rountree

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