Clinton E. Knox

Clinton Everett Knox (May 5, 1908 New Bedford, Massachusetts – October 14, 1980, Silver Springs, Maryland) was an American ambassador to Haiti who was held hostage in his residence for almost 20 hours on January 24, 1973. Knox and Consul General Ward L. Christensen in exchange for the release of 12 Haitian prisoners, safe conduct to Mexico and a ransom of $70,000.[1] Knox was also the Ambassador to the West African Republic of Dahomey (now the country of Benin) (1964-1969).[2] He was the first African American secretary to the United States Mission to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).[3]

Biography

Knox started his career at the State Department in 1945.[1] He graduates from New Bedford High School in 1926. Knox graduated from Williams College (A.B., 1930) and earned an M.A. from Brown University in 1931. Knox was as an instructor at Morgan State College, teaching history and international relations between 1931 and 1936 and again between 1939 and 1943. While not at Morgan State, he was studying European History at Harvard University (Ph.D., 1940). Knox was the Bayard-Cutting Fellow at Harvard (1938-1939). [2]

References
  1. "U.S. ENVOY IN HAITI FREED BY CAPTORS". The New York Times. January 25, 1973. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
  2. Meek, Austen. "CLINTON E. KNOX (1908–1980)". BlackPast. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
  3. "Knox, Clinton E. (1908-1980)". Amistad Research Center. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
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