W. Beverly Carter Jr.
W. Beverly Carter, Jr. | |
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| US Ambassador to Tanzania | |
| In office June 27, 1972 – October 14, 1975 | |
| President | Richard Nixon Gerald Ford |
| Preceded by | Claude G. Ross |
| Succeeded by | James W. Spain |
| US Ambassador to Liberia | |
| In office April 6, 1976 – January 1, 1979 | |
| President | Gerald Ford Jimmy Carter |
| Preceded by | Melvin L. Manfull |
| Succeeded by | Robert P. Smith |
William Beverly Carter Jr. (1921 – May 9, 1982), served three American presidents as U.S. Ambassador to Tanzania and Liberia and became the first African American named Ambassador-at-Large.