Goodwin Cooke (born 1931https://history.state.gov/departmenthistory/people/cooke-goodwin) is a Professor of Practice Emeritus in International Relations at

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and was a U.S. foreign service officer who served as ambassador to the

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(October 11, 1978 – July 13, 1980).

Education

* B.A., Harvard University, 1953, major math and physics

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.

References

Harvard College alumni Syracuse University faculty Ambassadors of the United States to the Central African Republic 1931 births Living people 20th-century American diplomats {{US-diplomat-stub