Sheldon B. Vance

Sheldon Vance
US Ambassador to Zaire
In office
May 27, 1969  March 26, 1974
Preceded byRobert McBride
Succeeded byDeane Hinton
US Ambassador to Chad
In office
May 10, 1967  May 16, 1969
Preceded byBrewster Morris
Succeeded byTerence Todman
Personal details
Born(1917-01-18)January 18, 1917
Crookston, Minnesota, United States
DiedNovember 12, 1995(1995-11-12) (aged 78)
Bethesda, United States
SpouseJean Chambers
ChildrenRobert Vance
Stephen Vance
Alma materCarleton College
Harvard Law School

Sheldon Baird Vance (January 18, 1917 – November 12, 1995), born in Crookston, Minnesota, was the U.S. Ambassador to Zaire from May 27, 1969, through March 26, 1974.