G. Philip Hughes
<youtube size="medium" align="right" caption="'Cultural Diplomacy as Strategy' A Lecture by G. Philip Hughes, The International Symposium on Cultural Diplomacy in the USA 2012 'A Global Dialogue about Cultural Diplomacy, National Security and Global Risks' National Public Radio Headquarters (Washington D.C, June 26th, 2012)">_L_l1EVek9M</youtube> G. Philip Hughes (born 7 September 1953) is a former American diplomat, who now works with conservative think tanks and in the conservative public relations firm the White House Writers Group. He was Ambassador of the United States to Barbados, Dominica, St Lucia, Antigua, St. Vincent, and St. Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla from 1990 to 1993, under George H. W. Bush.[1][2]
Biography
G. Philip Hughes was born on September 7, 1953, in Dayton, Ohio.[1][3] He received a B.A. from the University of Dayton in 1972, two M.A.s from Tufts University in 1974 and 1975, and an M.P.A. from the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University in 1978.[1][2][3][4][5]
From 1975 to 1978, he worked as an assistant analyst for the Congressional Budget Office.[3] From 1978 to 1979, he was a research fellow at the Brookings Institution.[1][3] From 1979 to 1981, he served as Assistant Director for Intelligence Policy for the Office of the Secretary of Defense.[1][3] From 1981 to 1985, he was Deputy Assistant to the Vice President, then George H. W. Bush, for National Security Affairs.[3] From 1985 to 1986, he was Director for Latin American Affairs for the National Security Council.[1][2][3] From 1986 to 1988, he served as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Technology Transfer and Control at the Department of State.[1][3] From 1989 to 1990, he was Assistant Secretary of Commerce.[1][3]
From 1990 to 1993, he served as Ambassador of the United States] to Barbados, Dominica, St Lucia, Antigua, Saint Vincent, and St. Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla.[1][2][4][5]
He has served as executive director of the National Council of World Affairs Organizations and managing director of the Council of the Americas.[4] He was also Vice-President of Manchester Trade, Ltd.[1][4][5] He was a trustee (2009-12) and former president (2011-12) of The Philadelphia Society[6] and a trustee of People to People International.[7][8] He serves as a Senior Director at the White House Writers Group in Washington, D.C.[1][5] He also serves as secretary of the Council of American Ambassadors and he is a member of the Center for Strategic and International Studies.[4][5]
References
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 Council of American Ambassadors G Philip Hughes
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 George Bush Presidency Nomination of G. Philip Hughes To Be United States Ambassador to Barbados, Dominica, St. Lucia, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines March 14, 1990
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 Reagan appointment
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 Center for Strategic and International Studies
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 White House Writers Group
- ↑ Philadelphia Society Presidents, accessed 25 August 2013
- ↑ The Philadelphia Society
- ↑ People to People International
