Occupation – Diplomat

Clifton Reginald Wharton, Sr. (1899-1990)
Clifton R. Wharton, one of the first African-Americans to hold a professional position in the U.S. State Department, was born...
March 12th, 2012

Dantès Bellegarde (1877-1966)
W.E.B. DuBois once lauded Dantès Bellegarde as the “International Spokesman of Black Folk” for his active career as a Haitian...
September 22nd, 2009

Charles Young (1864-1922)
Colonel Charles Young enjoyed a decorated military career after his graduation from West Point Military Academy in 1889. A Buffalo...
February 12th, 2007

Nolle Smith (1888-1982)
Nolle Smith, cowboy, politician, diplomat, was born on his parents’ ranch in Horse Creek, Wyoming in 1888 but grew up...
January 30th, 2007