American diplomat (1949?2021)
Larry Leon Palmer
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In office
June 28, 2012 ? January 19, 2016
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President
| Barack Obama
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Preceded by
| Christopher Sandrolini
(Acting)
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Succeeded by
| Linda Taglialatela
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In office
June 26, 2012 ? January 19, 2016
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President
| Barack Obama
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Preceded by
| Christopher Sandrolini
(Acting)
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Succeeded by
| Linda Taglialatela
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In office
June 25, 2012 ? January 19, 2016
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President
| Barack Obama
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Preceded by
| Christopher Sandrolini
(Acting)
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Succeeded by
| Linda Taglialatela
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In office
June 7, 2012 ? January 19, 2016
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President
| Barack Obama
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Preceded by
| Christopher Sandrolini
(Acting)
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Succeeded by
| Linda Taglialatela
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In office
June 4, 2012 ? January 19, 2016
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President
| Barack Obama
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Preceded by
| Christopher Sandrolini
(Acting)
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Succeeded by
| Linda Taglialatela
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In office
May 30, 2012 ? January 19, 2016
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President
| Barack Obama
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Preceded by
| Christopher Sandrolini
(Acting)
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Succeeded by
| Linda Taglialatela
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In office
May 22, 2012 ? January 19, 2016
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President
| Barack Obama
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Preceded by
| Christopher Sandrolini
(Acting)
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Succeeded by
| Linda Taglialatela
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In office
May 22, 2012 ? January 19, 2016
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President
| Barack Obama
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Preceded by
| Christopher Sandrolini
(Acting)
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Succeeded by
| Linda Taglialatela
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In office
October 8, 2002 ? May 7, 2005
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President
| George W. Bush
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Preceded by
| Frank Almaguer
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Succeeded by
| Charles Ford
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Born
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1949-07-13
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July 13, 1949
Augusta
,
Georgia
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U.S.
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Died
| April 21, 2021
(2021-04-21)
(aged 71)
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Alma mater
| Emory University
Texas Southern University
Indiana University Bloomington
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Larry Leon Palmer
(July 13, 1949 ? April 21, 2021)
[1]
[2]
was an American former diplomat who served as the
United States Ambassador to Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean
from 2012 to 2015.
[3]
He was the
United States Ambassador to Honduras
from 2002 to 2005. He also served as the President of the
Inter-American Foundation
from 2005 to June 2010.
[4]
[5]
Background
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Larry Palmer was born in
Augusta, Georgia
. He graduated from
Emory University
with a B.A. in 1970 and completed his graduate training at
Texas Southern University
(M.Ed., African History, 1973) and
Indiana University Bloomington
(Ed.D., Higher Education Administration and African Studies, 1978). While at Emory, he was a member of the
Pi Kappa Alpha
fraternity.
Career
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Palmer in 2006
Palmer served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Liberia, West Africa from 1971 to 1973. He then worked as assistant director of financial aid at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville (1973?1974), and as a professor of history at Cuttington College in Suakoko, Liberia (1974?1976), and at
Wake Forest University
in Winston-Salem, North Carolina (1978?1981).
Palmer entered the
U.S. Foreign Service
in 1982. He served as vice consul in the Dominican Republic (1982?1984), and then as personnel officer in Montevideo, Uruguay, and Asuncion, Paraguay, from 1984 to 1986. He worked in the State Department as staff assistant to the Assistant Secretary for African Affairs from 1986 to 1987 and then served as counselor for administration in Freetown, Sierra Leone from 1987 to 1989.
[6]
In 1989, Palmer became a Pearson Fellow, serving as assistant to the president of the
University of Texas
at El Paso. His portfolio was advancing the
North American Free Trade Agreement
(NAFTA), creating faculty and student exchange opportunities in universities throughout Mexico, and serving as university consultant for International Affairs. At the end of two years as a Pearson Fellow, Palmer left to serve as personnel officer in
Seoul
, South Korea, (1991?1994), and later served as counselor for administration in the Dominican Republic (1994?1998).
[6]
From 1998 to 1999, he attended the Senior Seminar. He arrived in Quito, Ecuador to begin a tour as Deputy Chief of Mission in August 1999. He finished his tour in Quito as Charge d'Affaires In July 2002.
Honduras, Venezuela and Eastern Caribbean
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Palmer was sworn in as
United States Ambassador to Honduras
on September 9, 2002, by Secretary of State
Colin Powell
and delivered his credentials to the Honduran President Ricardo Maduro on October 9, 2002.
[7]
On June 28, 2010, President Obama nominated Palmer as
United States Ambassador to Venezuela
.
[8]
However, a start date as new ambassador to Venezuela wasn't announced.
[9]
On September 19, 2010, President Hugo Chavez announced on his weekly TV program that he would not allow Larry Palmer to take up his post in Caracas. Chavez's refusal is based on Palmer having recently told a US senator that morale in the Venezuelan army was low and that members of Chavez's government had ties to leftist Colombian rebels.
[10]
On December 28, 2010, Chavez defied the Obama administration's appointment of Palmer as ambassador to Venezuela and flatly refused him, accusing him of having made disrespectful remarks about Venezuela. In response, on December 29 the U.S. revoked the
visa
of Venezuela's ambassador,
Bernardo Alvarez Herrera
.
[11]
Palmer was appointed to serve as the
United States Ambassador to Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean
in 2012.
[3]
In this post, he served concurrently as the ambassador to
Antigua and Barbuda
,
Barbados
,
Dominica
,
Grenada
,
Saint Kitts and Nevis
,
Saint Lucia
, and
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
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References
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Palmer, Larry L. (1949? )
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"Statement on the Death of Former U.S. Ambassador to Barbados, the Eastern Caribbean, and the OECS Larry Palmer"
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U.S. Embassy in Barbados, the Eastern Caribbean, and the OECS
. 2021-04-22
. Retrieved
2021-04-23
.
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a
b
Embassy of the United States ? Barbados & E. Caribbean (2012),
Congress Confirms Ambassador to Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean
, U.S. Department of State, archived from
the original
on May 9, 2012
, retrieved
May 21,
2012
.
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Inter-American Foundation
IAF's New President Begins
Archived
2010-05-28 at the
Wayback Machine
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Department of History,
Larry Leon Palmer
, U.S. Office of the Historian
, retrieved
January 20,
2018
.
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a
b
White House, 5 June 2002,
President Bush to Nominate Seven Individuals to Serve in His Administration
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US State department,
Larry L. Palmer
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"President Obama Announces More Key Administration Posts, 6/28/10 | The White House"
.
whitehouse.gov
. 2010-06-28
. Retrieved
2011-04-11
– via
National Archives
.
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Molinski, Dan (2011-02-03).
"U.S. Names Larry Palmer New Venezuela Ambassador Amid Strained Relations. - WSJ.com"
. Online.wsj.com
. Retrieved
2011-04-11
.
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"Chavez rejects newly nominated US ambassador to Caracas"
. BuenosAiresHerald.com. 2010-08-09
. Retrieved
2011-04-11
.
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Lee, M. J. (December 30, 2010).
"Chavez's ambassador is expelled"
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