Clyde Bishop
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Dr. Clyde Bishop is an American diplomat and incumbent U.S. Ambassador to the Marshall Islands
. He is a member of the U.S. Senior Foreign Service and is class of Minister Counselor.
, but spent most of his youth growing up in Newark, Delaware
. He then moved during his teen years to Red Bank, New Jersey
and graduated from Red Bank High School
. Bishop received his Bachelor of Arts in Sociology from Delaware State College
(now University) in 1964. He also earned a Master of Arts in Sociology from the University of Delaware in 1972 and was awarded a Ph.D in Urban Affairs in 1976. He is recognized as the first African American to earn a doctorate at the University of Delaware.
Dr. Bishop spent some time in academia as a research associate and director of the Urban Studies Program at the Southern Illinois University
from 1974 to 1977. He returned to Delaware State College from 1977 to 1980, serving as chair of the Department of Sociology and Urban Affairs.
, Dominican Republic
. He also served as Principal Officer in Naples
, Italy
. His previous Foreign Service postings included Hong Kong
, Bombay (Mumbai), Rio de Janeiro
, and Korea. He began his career as a Consular Economic officer in Palermo
, Italy
. After 14 years of service, Bishop was nominated by President George W. Bush
and confirmed as U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of the Marshall Islands
on September 28, 2006. He assumed his duties on December 5, 2006.
His steady rise in the Foreign Service is enlightened by his selection by the U.S. State Department to receive the Superior Honor Award (1990) and Meritorious Honor Award (1989 and 1998). In addition to his native English
, He is fluent in Italian
, Spanish
and Portuguese
. Award.
Dr. Bishop is married to Cynthia DePaulo, daughter of Sylvester and Geraldine DePaulo, and has two children, Sean and Jeanne, from a previous marriage. Bishop is the first Delaware State University graduate to be appointed to an ambassadorship in the U.S. State Department.
United States Ambassador to Marshall Islands
This is a list of the ambassadors of the United States to the Marshall Islands. The Office of the U.S. Representative was opened at Majuro on October 21, 1986. It was upgraded to an Embassy on September 6, 1989.-Ambassadors:*Samuel B...
. He is a member of the U.S. Senior Foreign Service and is class of Minister Counselor.
Biography & Career
Cylde Bishop was born in Wilmington, DelawareWilmington, Delaware
Wilmington is the largest city in the state of Delaware, United States, and is located at the confluence of the Christina River and Brandywine Creek, near where the Christina flows into the Delaware River. It is the county seat of New Castle County and one of the major cities in the Delaware Valley...
, but spent most of his youth growing up in Newark, Delaware
Newark, Delaware
Newark is an American city in New Castle County, Delaware, west-southwest of Wilmington. According to the 2010 Census, the population of the city is 31,454. Newark is the home of the University of Delaware.- History :...
. He then moved during his teen years to Red Bank, New Jersey
Red Bank, New Jersey
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 11,844 people, 5,201 households, and 2,501 families residing in the borough. The population density was 6,639.1 people per square mile . There were 5,450 housing units at an average density of 3,055.0 per square mile...
and graduated from Red Bank High School
Red Bank High School
Red Bank High School is a public school located in the city of Red Bank, Hamilton county, Tennessee, United States.Tennessee Hamilton County Board of Education added a 10th grade in 1938, an 11th grade in 1939, and finally a 12th grade in 1940 to the Red Bank Jr High grades 7-9 located on Dayton...
. Bishop received his Bachelor of Arts in Sociology from Delaware State College
Delaware State University
Delaware State University , is an American historically black, public university located in Dover, Delaware, and there are two satellite campuses located in Wilmington, Delaware, and Georgetown, Delaware...
(now University) in 1964. He also earned a Master of Arts in Sociology from the University of Delaware in 1972 and was awarded a Ph.D in Urban Affairs in 1976. He is recognized as the first African American to earn a doctorate at the University of Delaware.
Dr. Bishop spent some time in academia as a research associate and director of the Urban Studies Program at the Southern Illinois University
Southern Illinois University
Southern Illinois University is a state university system based in Carbondale, Illinois, in the Southern Illinois region of the state, with multiple campuses...
from 1974 to 1977. He returned to Delaware State College from 1977 to 1980, serving as chair of the Department of Sociology and Urban Affairs.
Career
After a short period in the New York City business sector, he began his U.S. Foreign Service career in 1982. Some of Clyde's assignments included the Consul General at the US Embassy in Santo DomingoSanto Domingo
Santo Domingo, known officially as Santo Domingo de Guzmán, is the capital and largest city in the Dominican Republic. Its metropolitan population was 2,084,852 in 2003, and estimated at 3,294,385 in 2010. The city is located on the Caribbean Sea, at the mouth of the Ozama River...
, Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic
The Dominican Republic is a nation on the island of La Hispaniola, part of the Greater Antilles archipelago in the Caribbean region. The western third of the island is occupied by the nation of Haiti, making Hispaniola one of two Caribbean islands that are shared by two countries...
. He also served as Principal Officer in Naples
Naples
Naples is a city in Southern Italy, situated on the country's west coast by the Gulf of Naples. Lying between two notable volcanic regions, Mount Vesuvius and the Phlegraean Fields, it is the capital of the region of Campania and of the province of Naples...
, Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
. His previous Foreign Service postings included Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
, Bombay (Mumbai), Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro , commonly referred to simply as Rio, is the capital city of the State of Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city of Brazil, and the third largest metropolitan area and agglomeration in South America, boasting approximately 6.3 million people within the city proper, making it the 6th...
, and Korea. He began his career as a Consular Economic officer in Palermo
Palermo
Palermo is a city in Southern Italy, the capital of both the autonomous region of Sicily and the Province of Palermo. The city is noted for its history, culture, architecture and gastronomy, playing an important role throughout much of its existence; it is over 2,700 years old...
, Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
. After 14 years of service, Bishop was nominated by President George W. Bush
George W. Bush
George Walker Bush is an American politician who served as the 43rd President of the United States, from 2001 to 2009. Before that, he was the 46th Governor of Texas, having served from 1995 to 2000....
and confirmed as U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of the Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands
The Republic of the Marshall Islands , , is a Micronesian nation of atolls and islands in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, just west of the International Date Line and just north of the Equator. As of July 2011 the population was 67,182...
on September 28, 2006. He assumed his duties on December 5, 2006.
His steady rise in the Foreign Service is enlightened by his selection by the U.S. State Department to receive the Superior Honor Award (1990) and Meritorious Honor Award (1989 and 1998). In addition to his native English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
, He is fluent in Italian
Italian language
Italian is a Romance language spoken mainly in Europe: Italy, Switzerland, San Marino, Vatican City, by minorities in Malta, Monaco, Croatia, Slovenia, France, Libya, Eritrea, and Somalia, and by immigrant communities in the Americas and Australia...
, Spanish
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
and Portuguese
Portuguese language
Portuguese is a Romance language that arose in the medieval Kingdom of Galicia, nowadays Galicia and Northern Portugal. The southern part of the Kingdom of Galicia became independent as the County of Portugal in 1095...
. Award.
Dr. Bishop is married to Cynthia DePaulo, daughter of Sylvester and Geraldine DePaulo, and has two children, Sean and Jeanne, from a previous marriage. Bishop is the first Delaware State University graduate to be appointed to an ambassadorship in the U.S. State Department.