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Goodwin Cooke

American diplomat

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About Goodwin Cooke

Goodwin Cooke (born 1931 ) is a Professor of Practice Emeritus in International Relations at Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs of Syracuse University and was a U.S. foreign service officer who served as ambassador to the Central African Republic (October 11, 1978 – July 13, 1980).

Education B.A., Harvard University, 1953,

Career After graduation, Cooke joined the Marines and served as an engineer officer abroad. When he left the Corps, he worked as a manager in a manufacturing firm before taking a 50% pay cut to work in Washington, D.C.

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Education
Harvard College
Employers
Syracuse University

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American diplomat

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Goodwin Cooke

· Wikidata: Q75186074

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