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Michael A. Samuels

Bio:

Ambassador Michael A. Samuels, Ph.D. is a renowned specialist on international trade, and has twice served as Ambassador to the US.

Early life: Ambassador Samuels grew up in Youngstown, Ohio, the son of a jeweler and homemaker, neither of whom attended college. He attended Yale College and graduated in 1961.

Early career: His after graduation plans to teach in Ghana were thwarted when the Ghanaians under Nkrumah decided that his Yale education was insufficient to allow him to teach in their school system.

Education: Teachers College, Columbia University, New York, NY - M.A. 1962; Ph.D. 1969 London (England) University Institute of Education, London, England 1962 Yale College, New Haven, CT - graduated A.B. 1961 Rayen High School, Youngstown, OH - graduated 1957

Ambassadorships: Deputy United States Trade Representative and U.S. Ambassador to the GATT in Geneva - 1985 - 1989 Nominated by President Ronald Reagan US Ambassador to Sierra Leone, US State Department, Sierra Leone, West Africa - January 1975 - June 1977 Nominated by President Richard Nixon

Executive Director for Third World Studies Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) Georgetown University, Washington DC - June 1977 - April 1981

Early Career: Staff Member, Policy Planning Staff, State Department - October - December 1974 Executive Assistant to Deputy Secretary of State Robert Ingersoll - July 1974 - October 1974 Staff Assistant to the President, serving as Executive Assistant to Counselor to the President for Economic Policy, Kenneth Rush. The White House, Washington, DC - May 1974 - July 1974 Executive Assistant to Deputy Secretary of State Kenneth Rush - January 1973 - May 1974 Legislative Management Officer, State Department - October 1970 - January 1973 Senior Staff Member, CSIS, Georgetown University, Washington, DC - June 1968 - October 1970 Research Assistant, English Department, Teachers College, Columbia University, New York, NY - Fall 1965 - Spring 1966 Teacher and Supervisor, Peace Corps Training for Nigeria, New York, NY - Summer 1963 - Fall 1964 High School English Teacher, Northern Nigeria, 1962-1964 Personal Life: Michael was married to Susan Lynne Hassman Samuels until her death in August 24, 2013. They have one son, Joel Hassman Samuels. Together with his son Joel, Michael holds one of the premier matchbook cover collections in the world.

https://cdn.loc.gov/service/mss/mfdip/2004/2004sam02/2004sam02.pdf

http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/washingtonpost/obituary.aspx?pid=166843880

http://www.matchcover.org/sierra/Archives/2015/OCT15.pdf

http://matchcover.org/Archives/2001/MAYJUN01.pdf