Collins Oluwole Bright (born 11 February 1917) was a Sierra Leonean diplomat.

Career

*In 1963, he was commercial attaché in the Sierra Leonean High Commission at 178 Broad Street in

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. *From 1969 to 1970, he was

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. *From 22 April to 22 July 1971, he was

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. *In 1972, he was Counsellor at the Permanent Mission to the

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. *On 29 March 1974, he was director of the political division in the foreign ministry of Sierra Leone and member of the Government of Sierra Leone Delegation to the special session of the

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. *From 27 February 1975 until 1981, he got

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as acting consul general for the United States in New York.New York New York Collins O. BRIGHT, acting consul general 27 February 1975 Foreign Consular Offices in the United States, Department of State, 1976
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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bright, Collins O. 1917 births Possibly living people Ambassadors of Sierra Leone to the United States Sierra Leone Creole people