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Moncrieff J. Spear

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Moncrieff J. Spear
United States Consul General to the Bahamas
In office
1970–1973
PresidentRichard Nixon
Preceded byTurner B. Shelton
Succeeded byRonald I. Spiers
Personal details
Born(1921-09-24)September 24, 1921
New York, U.S.
DiedOctober 22, 2016(2016-10-22) (aged 95)
SpouseLois Stamey
ResidenceIndianapolis, Indiana
Professiondiplomat

Moncrieff Johnston Spear (September 24, 1921 – October 22, 2016) was an American diplomat.[1]

Spear was born in New York and attended Cornell University (B.A. 1946) and George Washington University (M.A. 1952). He was a veteran, served with the United States Navy in World War II. After the war, in 1946, Spear joined the United States Foreign Service.[2] He had assignments in Germany, the Philippines, Yugoslavia, Thailand and Vietnam. He was the United States Chargé d'Affaires ad interim in the Bahamas at the opening of the U.S. Embassy in 1973.[3] He married Lois Stamey and had three children.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "MONCRIEFF JOHNSTON SPEAR", The Washington Post, retrieved 28 May 2017
  2. ^ Bahamas 2011 Country Readers
  3. ^ "Moncrieff Johnston Spear - People - Department History - Office of the Historian".
  4. ^ "Personalities Caribbean". 1973.