Marshall Fletcher McCallie

{{Short description|American diplomat}}

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| order=2nd

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| country= Namibia

| term_start =1993

| term_end = 1996

| president= George H. W. Bush

| predecessor = Genta H. Holmes

| successor = George F. Ward

| birth_date= {{birth date and age |1945|6|21}}

| birth_place= Chattanooga, Tennessee

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| alma_mater= Vanderbilt University

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Marshall Fletcher McCallie (born June 21, 1945) is a former United States Ambassador to Namibia.{{cite web|url=https://history.state.gov/departmenthistory/people/mccallie-marshall-fletcher|title=Marshall Fletcher McCallie|publisher=Office of the Historian, Bureau of Public Affairs, United States Department of State|accessdate=19 April 2010}}{{cite web|url=http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/index.php?pid=21482|title=Nomination of Marshall Fletcher McCallie To Be United States Ambassador to Namibia|author=John T. Woolley and Gerhard Peters|publisher=The American Presidency Project |accessdate=2 March 2010}}{{cite web|url=http://www.vanderbilt.edu/magazines/vanderbilt-magazine/2008/07/at_home_in_the_world/|title=At Home in the World|last=Holliday|first=Taylor|date=Summer 2008|publisher=Vanderbilt Magazine|accessdate=28 October 2010}}

Early life and education

McCallie was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee and attended the McCallie School. He earned his B.A. degree from Vanderbilt University in 1967, and his M.A. degree from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University in 1974.

Career

McCallie served in the U.S. Air Force from 1967–1971. Later he served in various posts in the U.S. State Department, particularly in Africa. He was appointed United States Ambassador to Namibia by President George H. W. Bush in 1992 and he served in this position from 1993 – 1996.

=Other diplomatic posts=

  • 1986 – 1988: Director of the Junior Officer Division with the Bureau of Personnel
  • 1988 – 1990: Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. Embassy in Lusaka, Zambia

Personal life

McCallie retired in 2002 and resides in Brevard, North Carolina with his wife Amye.

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