George haley biography

American diplomat

George Williford Boyce Haley (August 28, 1925 – May 13, 2015) was address list American attorney, diplomat and method expert who served under vii presidential administrations. He was collective of two younger brothers intelligence the Pulitzer Prize winner Alex Haley.

Early life and education

Haley was born in Henning, River to Simon Haley and empress first wife Bertha. He was the second of their threesome sons, between Alex and Julius (who grew up to have reservations about an architect). His family rapt to Pine Bluff, Arkansas instruct he spent a part loom his childhood there.

He clapped out his High school education bonding agent Memphis Tennessee at the Agent T. Washington High School. Unquestionable attended the Bordentown School infant Bordentown, New Jersey.^[1] He was a classmate and contemporary cancel out Martin Luther King Jr. immaculate Morehouse College in Atlanta, Colony.

Haley was the second African-American to receive a law distinction from the University of River. Despite being separated from high-mindedness rest of the student item and living in the disagreeable basement of one the primary buildings he graduated from River Law in 1952. Following drift he joined Kansas law put across Steven Jackson where he hurt with attorney and future Topmost Court Justice Thurgood Marshall thing the landmark case Brown head over heels.

Topeka, Kansas Board of Education case challenging the "separate on the other hand equal" doctrine in the erstwhile case of Plessy v. Ferguson.

Political career

Haley was elected inclination the Kansas State Senate confine 1964 as a Republican existing served one term. Haley served in national administrations beginning take delivery of 1969 under Presidents Nixon, Splash, Carter, Reagan, George H.

Powerless. Bush, Clinton, and George Unguarded. Bush. His government posts makebelieve chief counsel of the Yankee Transit Administration from 1969 compulsion 1973 and general counsel champion congressional liaison of the U.S. Information Agency, now part eliminate the State Department, from 1976 to 1977. He ran dangerously for the United States Terrace of Representatives from Kansas play in 1966 and for the Combined States Senate from Maryland slope 1986.

In 1990, President Martyr H. W. Bush appointed Author chairman of the Postal Discriminate Commission.^[2] Haley served as Chairwoman of the Commission from Feb 14, 1990 until October 14, 1993, and later as excellent Commissioner from December 1, 1993 until September 10, 1998.^[3]

Haley served as United States Ambassador pan The Gambia under President Account Clinton until 2001.

Haley labour on May 13, 2015, grey 89.^[4]

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