William C. Trueheart

William C. Trueheart
United States Ambassador to Nigeria
In office
November 6, 1969  September 1, 1971
PresidentRichard Nixon
Preceded byElbert G. Mathews
Succeeded byJohn Reinhardt
Personal details
BornDecember 18, 1918
Chester, Virginia, U.S.
DiedDecember 24, 1992
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Alma materUniversity of Virginia

William Clyde Trueheart (December 18, 1918 December 24, 1992) was a diplomat who served as the U.S. ambassador to Nigeria from 19691971, and as the acting U.S. Ambassador and chargé d'affaires in South Vietnam from MayJuly 1963.