Philip Jonathan Gbagu Palmer

Diplomat
Philip Jonathan Gbagu Palmer
Ambassador
of  Sierra Leone
to  Ethiopia
In office
1971 – October 2, 1972
Succeeded byFebruary 3, 1977 Famah Joka Bangura
Sierra Leonean Ambassador to the United States [es]
of  Sierra Leone
to  United States
In office
October 2, 1972 – June 18, 1978
Preceded byJacob Arthur Christian Davies
Succeeded byOlu William Harding
Personal details
Born (1940-06-29) June 29, 1940 (age 84)
Lunsar
Spousemarried.
ChildrenFive children.
Education
  • Methodist Boys’ High School in Freetown
  • Graduate of Fourah Bay College
Alma mater
  • B.A. degree and the Diploma of Education of Durham University.

Philip Jonathan Gbagu Palmer (born June 29, 1940) was a Sierra Leonean diplomat.

Career

  • In 1970 he was appointed First Sierra Leonan Ambassador to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia and was represented Sierra Leone before ihe Organisation of African Unity and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa
  • In 1971 he was first Sierra Leonan non resident Ambassador to Tel Aviv, Israel.
  • On September 26, 1972 he was appointed Ambassador to Washington, D.C., where he was accredited from October 2, 1972 til June 18, 1978 and concurrently commissioned as High Commissioner (Commonwealth) to Ottawa, Canada.[1]

References

  1. ^ Current World Leaders: biography and news – 1973, 18 Sierra Leone Year Book, 1973, [1]p. 197[2]