Deane R. Hinton

Deane Roesch Hinton
U.S. Ambassador to Panama
In office 9 January 1990 – 12 February 1994
President	George H. W. Bush
Preceded by	Arthur H. Davis, Jr.
Succeeded by	Oliver P. Garza
U.S. Ambassador to Costa Rica
In office 17 November 1987 – 04 January 1990
President	Ronald Reagan George H. W. Bush
Preceded by	Lewis Arthur Tambs
Succeeded by	Robert O. Homme
17th U.S. Ambassador to Pakistan
In office 21 November 1983 – 09 November 1986
President	Ronald Reagan
Preceded by	Ronald I. Spiers
Succeeded by	Arnold Lewis Raphel
U.S. Ambassador to El Salvador
In office 28 May 1981 – 15 July 1983
President	Ronald Reagan
Preceded by	Robert White
Succeeded by	Thomas R. Pickering
Personal details
Born	(1923-03-12) March 12, 1923 Fort Missoula, Montana
Nationality	American
Alma mater	University of Chicago
Occupation	Diplomat

Deane Roesch Hinton (born March 12, 1923) is a career American diplomat and ambassador.

Biography

Hinton was born 12 March 1923 in Fort Missoula, Montana. He graduated from the University of Chicago in 1943 and joined the U. S. Army, serving as a 2nd Lt. during World War II. After the war he attended Harvard University from 1951–52 and the National War College from 1961-62.

A career Foreign Service Officer, his postings included Syria 1946-1950, Mombasa, Kenya 1950-1952, Guatemala 1954-1969, France 1954-1955, and Chile 1969-1973. Hinton was appointed U.S. Ambassador to Zaire in 1974. Poor relations with Mobutu Sese Seko led to him being declared persona non grata on June 18, 1975. He later served as U.S. Ambassador to El Salvador in 1981-83, Pakistan in 1983-86, Costa Rica from 1987–90, and Panama from 1990-94. He is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and American Academy of Diplomacy.

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