William C. Harrop

William Harrop
United States Ambassador to Israel
In office
January 21, 1992  May 7, 1993
PresidentGeorge H. W. Bush
Bill Clinton
Preceded byWilliam Brown
Succeeded byEdward Djerejian
United States Ambassador to Zaire
In office
January 28, 1988  May 18, 1991
PresidentRonald Reagan
George H. W. Bush
Preceded byBrandon Grove
Succeeded byMelissa F. Wells
12th Inspector General of the Department of State
In office
December 12, 1983  August 27, 1986
Acting: December 12, 1983 – August 16, 1985
PresidentRonald Reagan
Preceded byRobert Brown
Succeeded bySherman M. Funk
United States Ambassador to the Seychelles
In office
August 26, 1980  September 22, 1983
PresidentJimmy Carter
Ronald Reagan
Preceded byWilbert Le Melle
Succeeded byGerald Thomas
United States Ambassador to Kenya
In office
July 10, 1980  September 1, 1983
PresidentJimmy Carter
Ronald Reagan
Preceded byWilbert Le Melle
Succeeded byGerald Thomas
United States Ambassador
to Guinea-Conakry
In office
May 29, 1975  July 15, 1977
PresidentGerald Ford
Jimmy Carter
Preceded byTerence Todman
Succeeded byMike Crosby
Personal details
Born
William Caldwell Harrop

(1929-02-19)February 19, 1929
Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
DiedJune 6, 2025(2025-06-06) (aged 96)
Education
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch U.S. Marine Corps
ConflictKorean War

William Caldwell Harrop (February 19, 1929 – June 6, 2025) was an American diplomat. Harrop served for 39 years as a Foreign Service Officer, with postings as United States ambassador to Guinea, Kenya and the Seychelles, the Congo (Kinshasa), and Israel.