Heyward Isham
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Heyward Isham was a negotiator who played an important role in the talks with North Vietnam
that led to the Peace accord of 1973. He was born in New York
1926, studied International Relations at Yale
, graduating in 1947 before being posted to the American Embassy in Berlin during the Cold War
. From 1974 to 1977 after a posting in Hong Kong
, Isham was the American Ambassador to Haiti
. After his retirement from the diplomatic service he worked as an Editor with Doubleday publishers.
He was married to Shelia with whom he had two sons.
North Vietnam
The Democratic Republic of Vietnam , was a communist state that ruled the northern half of Vietnam from 1954 until 1976 following the Geneva Conference and laid claim to all of Vietnam from 1945 to 1954 during the First Indochina War, during which they controlled pockets of territory throughout...
that led to the Peace accord of 1973. He was born in New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
1926, studied International Relations at Yale
YALE
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, graduating in 1947 before being posted to the American Embassy in Berlin during the Cold War
Cold War
The Cold War was the continuing state from roughly 1946 to 1991 of political conflict, military tension, proxy wars, and economic competition between the Communist World—primarily the Soviet Union and its satellite states and allies—and the powers of the Western world, primarily the United States...
. From 1974 to 1977 after a posting in 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...
, Isham was the American Ambassador to Haiti
Haiti
Haiti , officially the Republic of Haiti , is a Caribbean country. It occupies the western, smaller portion of the island of Hispaniola, in the Greater Antillean archipelago, which it shares with the Dominican Republic. Ayiti was the indigenous Taíno or Amerindian name for the island...
. After his retirement from the diplomatic service he worked as an Editor with Doubleday publishers.
He was married to Shelia with whom he had two sons.