Wilton Blancké

Wilton Wendell Blancké (June 29, 1908 – 1971) was an American diplomat and author.[2] He was the United States Ambassador to the Republic of the Congo (1960–1963), Central African Republic (1961), Chad (1961), and Gabon (1961) upon their independence, whilst resident at Brazzaville.

Wilton Wendell Blancké
1st United States Ambassador to Chad
In office January 9, 1961 – May 28, 1961
President	Dwight D. Eisenhower
Preceded by	office established
Succeeded by	Frederic L. Chapin (ad interim)
1st United States Ambassador to the Republic of the Congo
In office December 23, 1960 – December 14, 1963
President	Dwight D. Eisenhower
Preceded by	office established
Succeeded by	Henry L. T. Koren
1st United States Ambassador to Gabon
In office January 13, 1961 – October 10, 1961
President	Dwight D. Eisenhower
Preceded by	office established
Succeeded by	Charles Darlington
1st United States Ambassador to the Central African Republic
In office January 6, 1961 – November 29, 1961
President	Dwight D. Eisenhower
Preceded by	office established
Succeeded by	John H. Burns
Personal details
Born	June 29, 1908 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Died	1971 (aged 63)
Nationality	American
Political party	Nonpartisan[1]
Spouse(s)	Frances Elizabeth Nichol
Profession	Diplomat

Biography

W. Wendell Blancké was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on June 29, 1908 to Wilton Wallace Blancké and Cecil Whittier (Trout) Blancké. He later joined the U.S. Foreign Service and became a U.S. Consul in Hanoi, North Vietnam, in 1950. On February 13, 1952, Blancké married Frances Elizabeth Nichol. In 1955, he was assigned o serve as counselor to US Ambassador Charles W. Yost in Laos. From 1957 to 1960, he was the U.S. Consul General in Frankfurt, West Germany.

On November 9, 1960, Blancké was nominated by President Eisenhower to be the United States Ambassador to the newly independent nation of the Republic of the Congo, then to the Central African Republic, Chad, and Gabon on December 12, 1960. He was eventually superseded in these posts by 1963, and in 1969 wrote The Foreign Service of the United States,[3] and in 1971 wrote he wrote Juarez of Mexico.[4] He was a resident of California, and died in 1971 at about 63 years old.[5]

References

1. "Candidate - W. Wendell Blancke". Our Campaigns. 2006-05-18. Retrieved 2013-09-05.
2. "Nations". AllGov. Retrieved 2013-09-05.
3. Robert Lewis Gilla1. "Cambridge Journals Online - The Journal of Politics - Abstract - The Foreign Service of The United States. By W. Wendell Blancké. (New York: Frederick A. Praeger, 1969. Pp. x, 286. $7.95.)". Journals.cambridge.org. Retrieved 2013-09-05.
4. W. Wendell Blancke. "W. Wendell Blancke (Author of Juarez of Mexico)". Goodreads.com. Retrieved 2013-09-05.
5. Lawrence Kestenbaum. "Index to Politicians: Blakeley to Blanco". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved 2013-09-05.

External links

• United States Department of State: Chiefs of Mission for Chad
• United States Department of State: Chad
• United States Embassy in N'Djamena

 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Department of State website https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/. (U.S. Bilateral Relations Fact Sheets)