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{{short description|American diplomat}}

{{infobox officeholder
{{infobox officeholder
|name = James Wilson Rawlings
|name = James Wilson Rawlings
|party = [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
|party = [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
|office1 = [[United States Ambassador to Zimbabwe]]
|office1 = [[United States Ambassador to Zimbabwe]]
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|successor1 = [[J. Steven Rhodes]]
|predecessor = [[David Charles Miller, jr|David Charles Miller, jr.]]
|predecessor1 = [[David Charles Miller Jr]]
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|successor = J. Steven Rhodes
|president1 = [[Ronald Reagan]]
|president1 = [[Ronald Reagan]]
|term_start1 = 1986
|term_start1 = 1986
|term_end1 = 1989
|term_end1 = 1989
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James Wilson Rawlings was the US Ambassador to Zimbabwe under Ronald Reagan (1986-1989).
[[File:James Wilson Rawlings And Ronald Reagan.jpg|thumb|James Wilson Rawlings And Ronald Reagan]]
'''James Wilson Rawlings''' (October 12, 1929, [[Provo, Utah]]–November 1, 2013 [[Sonoma, California]])<ref name="SVS">{{cite news |title=Death notices for November |url=https://sonomasun.com/2013/12/11/death-notices-for-november/ |accessdate=3 March 2020 |publisher=Sonoma Valley Sun |date=December 11, 2013}}</ref> was an American diplomat, [[United States Air Force|Air Force]] pilot, and businessman who served as the US Ambassador to Zimbabwe<ref name="Molotsky">{{cite news |last1=Molotsky |first1=Irvin |last2=Weaver Jr. |first2=Warren |title=WASHINGTON TALK: BRIEFING; Envoy Choices |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1986/09/13/us/washington-talk-briefing-envoy-choices.html |accessdate=3 March 2020 |work=The New York Times |date=September 13, 1986}}</ref> under Ronald Reagan (1986-1989).<ref name="OotH">{{cite news |title=James Wilson Rawlings |url=https://history.state.gov/departmenthistory/people/rawlings-james-wilson |accessdate=10 November 2019 |publisher=Office of the Historian}}</ref><ref name="Provo">{{cite web |title=James Wilson Rawlings 1929-2017 |url=https://www.provo.org/Home/Components/Calendar/Event/40486/530 |website=Provo.org |accessdate=3 March 2020}}</ref> He succeeded [[David Charles Miller Jr.]] as Ambassador.<ref name="UPI">{{cite news |title=President Reagan named James Wilson Rawlings, president of Union... |url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/1986/09/11/President-Reagan-named-James-Wilson-Rawlings-president-of-Union/4020562355977/ |accessdate=10 November 2019 |publisher=UPI |date=September 11, 1986}}</ref>

==Biography==
Rawlings was born to parents Arnold Eber and Lillian "Corinne" Wilson Rawlings, graduated from [[Brigham Young Academy]] in 1948. While in the [[United States Air Force]], he was an F-86 pilot in the 59th Fighter Interceptor Squadron stationed in Goose Bay, Labrador from 1950 to 1954. He graduated from [[Brigham Young University]] in 1955 and the [[University of Utah Law School]] in 1958 and was Editor in Chief of the Utah Law Review and a member of the [[Order of the Coif]]. His first job after law school was as a litigation associate at [[Chadbourne & Parke]] in New York City. He left to become general counsel for [[Union Carbide]], eventually becoming Vice President of the Mining & Metals Division and before retiring in 1986 as Chairman of Union Carbide Southern Africa<ref name="Molotsky" /> (another source says he was President <ref name="UPI" />) When he returned from Zimbabwe, Rawlings was Executive Secretary of the United States-Zimbabwe Business Council until he retired in 1992. <ref name="Provo" />

==References==
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Latest revision as of 17:31, 27 March 2021

James Wilson Rawlings
United States Ambassador to Zimbabwe
In office
1986–1989
PresidentRonald Reagan
Preceded byDavid Charles Miller Jr
Succeeded byJ. Steven Rhodes
Personal details
Political partyRepublican
James Wilson Rawlings And Ronald Reagan

James Wilson Rawlings (October 12, 1929, Provo, Utah–November 1, 2013 Sonoma, California)[1] was an American diplomat, Air Force pilot, and businessman who served as the US Ambassador to Zimbabwe[2] under Ronald Reagan (1986-1989).[3][4] He succeeded David Charles Miller Jr. as Ambassador.[5]

Biography

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Rawlings was born to parents Arnold Eber and Lillian "Corinne" Wilson Rawlings, graduated from Brigham Young Academy in 1948. While in the United States Air Force, he was an F-86 pilot in the 59th Fighter Interceptor Squadron stationed in Goose Bay, Labrador from 1950 to 1954. He graduated from Brigham Young University in 1955 and the University of Utah Law School in 1958 and was Editor in Chief of the Utah Law Review and a member of the Order of the Coif. His first job after law school was as a litigation associate at Chadbourne & Parke in New York City. He left to become general counsel for Union Carbide, eventually becoming Vice President of the Mining & Metals Division and before retiring in 1986 as Chairman of Union Carbide Southern Africa[2] (another source says he was President [5]) When he returned from Zimbabwe, Rawlings was Executive Secretary of the United States-Zimbabwe Business Council until he retired in 1992. [4]

References

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  1. ^ "Death notices for November". Sonoma Valley Sun. December 11, 2013. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  2. ^ a b Molotsky, Irvin; Weaver Jr., Warren (September 13, 1986). "WASHINGTON TALK: BRIEFING; Envoy Choices". The New York Times. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  3. ^ "James Wilson Rawlings". Office of the Historian. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
  4. ^ a b "James Wilson Rawlings 1929-2017". Provo.org. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  5. ^ a b "President Reagan named James Wilson Rawlings, president of Union..." UPI. September 11, 1986. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
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