About David L. Osborn
Lived 1921 – 1994 (aged 73). David L. Osborn was a diplomat.
David Lawrence Osborn (January 11, 1921 – September 16, 1994) of Tennessee served as Consul General of the United States of America Hong Kong and Macau from August 1970 to March 1974, and as United States Ambassador to Burma from March 1974 to July 1977, immediately following Edwin W. Martin in both positions.
He received a B.A. from Southwestern University at Memphis in 1940, and an M.A. from Harvard University in 1947.
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American diplomat
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David L. Osborn was born on 11 January 1921.
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David L. Osborn died on 16 September 1994.
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David L. Osborn was a diplomat.
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