Harriet Winsar Isom

Harriet Winsar Isom (born November 4, 1936) is an American retired diplomat. A career Foreign Service Officer, she served as the Chargé d'Affaires ad interim to Laos (August 1986 – August 1989) and Ambassador to Benin (January 26, 1990 – November 14, 1992) and Cameroon (August 17, 1992 – January 15, 1996),^[1][2]

Isom in 1992

Isom was born in Heppner, Oregon on November 4, 1936.^[3] She graduated from Mills College (B.A., 1958) and the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy (M.A.L.D., 1960).^[3]

During Isom's tenure in Laos, an agreement was reached regarding US aide to Laos and Laos looking for Americans who had been missing since the Vietnam War.^[4][5]

References

1. "Former U.S. Ambassadors to Cameroon". US Embassy in Cameroon. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
2. "Harriet W. Isom (1936–)". Office of the Historian. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
3. "Nomination of Harriet Winsar Isom To Be United States Ambassador to Cameroon" (PDF). GPO.gov. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
4. Crossette, Barbara (November 21, 1987). "U.S. and Laos in Accord on the Missing". The New York Times. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
5. "Laos to Search Crash Site for MIAs". Los Angeles Times. November 22, 1987. Retrieved 7 February 2020.