Princeton Lyman

Princeton Lyman
20th United States Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs
In office
March 19, 1997  October 22, 1998
PresidentBill Clinton
Preceded byDouglas J. Bennet
Succeeded byDavid Welch
United States Ambassador to South Africa
In office
July 14, 1992  December 14, 1995
PresidentGeorge H. W. Bush
Bill Clinton
Preceded byWilliam Lacy Swing
Succeeded byJames A. Joseph
United States Ambassador to Nigeria
In office
September 12, 1986  July 24, 1989
PresidentRonald Reagan
George H. W. Bush
Preceded byThomas W. M. Smith
Succeeded byLannon Walker
6th Director of the Bureau of Refugee Programs
In office
September 5, 1989  June 15, 1992
Preceded byJonathan Moore
Succeeded byWarren Zimmermann
Personal details
Born(1935-11-20)November 20, 1935
San Francisco, California, U.S.
DiedAugust 24, 2018(2018-08-24) (aged 82)
Silver Spring, Maryland, U.S.

Princeton Nathan Lyman (November 20, 1935 – August 24, 2018) was a diplomat and former United States Ambassador to Nigeria (1986–89) and South Africa (1992–95), and former Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs (1996–98). He was a member of the American Academy of Diplomacy and the Aspen Institute, and was Adjunct Senior Fellow for Africa Policy Studies with the Council on Foreign Relations.

Lyman had a bachelor's degree from the University of California, Berkeley and a Ph.D. from Harvard University.