About Wilbert J. Le Melle
Lived 1931 – 2003 (aged 71). Wilbert J. Le Melle was a diplomat.
Wilbert John Le Melle (November 11, 1931 – January 11, 2003) was an American diplomat, author and academician. He served as an Ambassador of The United States to the Republic of Kenya and to the Republic of Seychelles from 1977 to 1980. He was also a president of Mercy College in New York and of the Phelps Stokes Fund.
Biography Born on November 11, 1931, in New Iberia, Louisiana, he was one of eight children born to Therese and Eloi LeMelle. Initially studying to become a priest, he received a Bachelor of Arts in 1955 and a Master of Arts in 1956 from Notre Dame Seminary. He left the seminary at age 24 and then earned a Ph.D. in political science/international relations in 1963 from the University of Denver. From 1990 to 2000, he served as President of the Phelps Stokes Fund.
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Wilbert J. Le Melle was born on 11 November 1931 in New Iberia.
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Wilbert J. Le Melle died on 11 January 2003 in New Rochelle.
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