Fred L. Hadsel
American diplomat
About Fred L. Hadsel
Lived 1916 – 2010 (aged 94).
Fred Latimer Hadsel (March 11, 1916 Oxford, Ohio – April 11, 2010 Lexington, Virginia) was an American Career Foreign Service Officer who served as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Somalia (1969-1971 and Ghana (1971-1974).
Hadsel earned his undergraduate degree at Miami University, where his father was a professor of Latin, and a master's degree in history and international relations from Clark University and a doctoral degree in European history from the University of Chicago. He was married to Winifred Nelson Hadsel, and had three daughters (Mary Christine, Winifred, and Jane), and six grandchildren (Ruth Huffman, David Huffman, Tim Hadsel-Mares, Nick Hadsel-Mares, William Spooner, and Katharine Spooner).
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Who was Fred L. Hadsel?
American diplomat
When was Fred L. Hadsel born?
Fred L. Hadsel was born on 11 March 1916.
When did Fred L. Hadsel die?
Fred L. Hadsel died on 11 April 2010.
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