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Joseph Duffey
American diplomat and academic (1932–2021) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Joseph Daniel Duffey (July 1, 1932 – February 25, 2021) was an American academic, educator, anti-war activist and political appointee. He was the Democratic Party's candidate in the 1970 U.S. Senate election in Connecticut, losing to Republican Lowell Weicker. He later served as the Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs; the chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities; the director of the U.S. Information Agency; and the president or chancellor of the University of Massachusetts Amherst, the University of Massachusetts system and American University.
Quick Facts 14th Director of the United States Information Agency, President ...
Joseph Duffey | |
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![]() Duffey c. 1997 | |
14th Director of the United States Information Agency | |
In office 1993–1999 | |
President | Bill Clinton |
Succeeded by | Position abolished |
12th President of American University | |
In office 1991–1994 | |
Preceded by | Richard E. Berendzen |
Succeeded by | Benjamin Ladner |
President of the University of Massachusetts | |
In office 1990–1991 | |
Preceded by | Loren Baritz (interim) |
Succeeded by | Richard D. O'Brien |
Chancellor of the University of Massachusetts Amherst | |
In office 1982–1991 | |
Chair of the National Endowment for the Humanities | |
In office 1977–1981 | |
President | Jimmy Carter Ronald Reagan |
Preceded by | Robert Kingston (acting) |
Succeeded by | William Bennett |
Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs | |
In office 1977–1978 | |
President | Jimmy Carter |
Preceded by | John Richardson Jr. |
Succeeded by | Alice Stone Ilchman |
Personal details | |
Born | Joseph Daniel Duffey (1932-07-01)July 1, 1932 Huntington, West Virginia, U.S. |
Died | February 25, 2021(2021-02-25) (aged 88) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
Spouses | |
Education | Marshall University (BA) Andover Theological School (BDiv) Yale University (MTh) Hartford Seminary (PhD) |
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