Joseph Melrose
Encyclopedia
Joseph Melrose is an American
diplomat
who served as United States
ambassador
to several countries, including Sierra Leone
and Pakistan
. In the fall of 2006 he served as a senior area advisor on south and central Asia to the United States Mission to the United Nations.
Melrose currently serves as president of the National Model United Nations
Board of Directors and is a professor of International Relations
and serves as the current ambassador-in-residence at Ursinus College
in Collegeville, PA.
that followed the end of the Sierra Leone Civil War
. Melrose worked with the Sierra Leonian delegation to get them to agree to the peace accord. Melrose was one of the few diplomats to stay with the US embassy in Freetown
after most Americans were evacuated from the capital following the Capture of U.N. troops by the RUF
.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
diplomat
Diplomat
A diplomat is a person appointed by a state to conduct diplomacy with another state or international organization. The main functions of diplomats revolve around the representation and protection of the interests and nationals of the sending state, as well as the promotion of information and...
who served as United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
ambassador
Ambassador
An ambassador is the highest ranking diplomat who represents a nation and is usually accredited to a foreign sovereign or government, or to an international organization....
to several countries, including Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone , officially the Republic of Sierra Leone, is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Guinea to the north and east, Liberia to the southeast, and the Atlantic Ocean to the west and southwest. Sierra Leone covers a total area of and has an estimated population between 5.4 and 6.4...
and Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
. In the fall of 2006 he served as a senior area advisor on south and central Asia to the United States Mission to the United Nations.
Melrose currently serves as president of the National Model United Nations
Model United Nations
Model United Nations is an academic simulation of the United Nations that aims to educate participants about current events, topics in international relations, diplomacy and the United Nations agenda....
Board of Directors and is a professor of International Relations
International relations
International relations is the study of relationships between countries, including the roles of states, inter-governmental organizations , international nongovernmental organizations , non-governmental organizations and multinational corporations...
and serves as the current ambassador-in-residence at Ursinus College
Ursinus College
Ursinus College is a liberal arts college in Collegeville, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.-History:1867Members of the German Reformed Church begin plans to establish a college where "young men could be liberally educated under the benign influence of Christianity." These founders were hoping to...
in Collegeville, PA.
Career
Melrose served as the US ambassador to Sierra Leone during the Lomé Peace TalksLomé Peace Accord
The Lomé Peace Accord was a peace agreement signed on 7 July 1999 between the warring parties in the civil war that gripped Sierra Leone for almost a decade. President Ahmad Tejan Kabbah signed with the Revolutionary United Front leader, Foday Sankoh, granting Sankoh a position in the...
that followed the end of the Sierra Leone Civil War
Sierra Leone Civil War
The Sierra Leone Civil War began on 23 March 1991 when the Revolutionary United Front , with support from the special forces of Charles Taylor’s National Patriotic Front of Liberia , intervened in Sierra Leone in an attempt to overthrow the Joseph Momoh government...
. Melrose worked with the Sierra Leonian delegation to get them to agree to the peace accord. Melrose was one of the few diplomats to stay with the US embassy in Freetown
Freetown
Freetown is the capital and largest city of Sierra Leone, a country in West Africa. It is a major port city on the Atlantic Ocean located in the Western Area of the country, and had a city proper population of 772,873 at the 2004 census. The city is the economic, financial, and cultural center of...
after most Americans were evacuated from the capital following the Capture of U.N. troops by the RUF
RUF
Ruf or RUF may refer to:* Reformed University Fellowship a Christian campus ministry of the Presbyterian Church in America* Revolutionary United Front of Sierra Leone* RNA of unknown function* RUF transportation system...
.