David D. Newsom

David Dunlop Newsom (January 6, 1918 – March 30, 2008) was the United States Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs from 1969 until 1974.^[1] Also, he was the United States Ambassador to the Philippines from 1977 to 1978.

In October 1979, when Mohammad Reza Pahlavi checked into the New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center, he used "David D. Newsom" as his temporary codename without Newsom's knowledge.

Newsom was also the author of six books and a regular columnist for The Christian Science Monitor, contributing over 400 columns from 1981–2005^[2].

Political offices
Preceded by Joseph Palmer II	United States Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs 1969–1974	Succeeded by Donald B. Easum
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by William H. Sullivan	United States Ambassador to the Philippines 1977–1978	Succeeded by Richard W. Murphy

Notes

1. ^ , US: Department of State, http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ho/po/12045.htm .
2. ^ , The Christian Science Monitor, 2004-1-7, http://www.csmonitor.com/2004/0107/p09s02-coop.html .

References

• Obituary at the Washington Post
• New York Times: David Newsom, 90, Diplomat in Iran Crisis, Dies
• 'Is the US Ready for Democracy?,'The Christian Science Monitor, David D. Newsom, January 7, 2004

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Name	Newsom, David D.
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Date of birth	January 6, 1918
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Date of death	March 30, 2008
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