April Glaspie meets Saddam Hussein in 1990 (Sadoun al-Zubaydi center)
13th United States Ambassador to Iraq
In office September 5, 1988 – July 30, 1990
President
Ronald Reagan George H. W. Bush
Preceded by
David George Newton
Succeeded by
Joseph C. Wilson
Personal details
Born
(1942-04-26) April 26, 1942 (age 82) Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Alma mater
Johns Hopkins University's Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies
Profession
Diplomat
April Catherine Glaspie (born April 26, 1942) is an American former diplomat and senior member of the Foreign Service, best known for her role in the events leading up to the Gulf War.
April Catherine Glaspie (born April 26, 1942) is an American former diplomat and senior member of the Foreign Service, best known for her role in the...
Glaspie is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Andrew Bird Glaspie (1876–1943), American politician and college football coach April Glaspie...
claims that it was merely an accident. 1990-1991: Saddam meets with AprilGlaspie, the U.S. ambassador to Iraq, and takes her statement of "no opinion"...
Persian Gulf in response to these threats. The US ambassador to Iraq, AprilGlaspie, met with Saddam in an emergency meeting on 25 July 1990, where the...
In 2007, she appeared in House of Saddam, playing real-life diplomat AprilGlaspie. 2009 also saw her appear in one episode of Missing, alongside Pauline...
achieve complete merger unity between Kuwait and Iraq." On 25 July 1990, AprilGlaspie, the U.S. ambassador to Iraq, asked the Iraqi high command to explain...
Saddam Hussein held a meeting with American diplomat AprilGlaspie. During the interview, April said, "we have no opinion on the Arab-Arab conflicts,...
Newton (1984–1988), initially chargé d'affaires, then full ambassador AprilGlaspie (1988–1990) Joseph C. Wilson (1990–1991), chargé d'affaires until First...
they need to." "We just hope to spread the good word through funk," added Glaspie. "If we can create an escape, give people a reason to get down and forget...
accommodation. However, he was called back to New York and replaced by AprilGlaspie, following which UNOSOM retracted its offer. Aidid resorted to private...
factor in triggering the Iraqi invasion. On the 25th, Saddam met with AprilGlaspie, the US Ambassador to Iraq, in Baghdad. The Iraqi leader attacked American...
AprilGlaspie, the United States Ambassador to Iraq, on 25 July 1990, airing his concerns but stating his intention to continue talks. AprilGlaspie informed...
peaceful course could be established. On the 25th, Saddam met with AprilGlaspie, the US Ambassador to Iraq, in Baghdad. The Iraqi leader attacked American...
accommodation. However, he was called back to New York and replaced by AprilGlaspie, following which UNOSOM retracted its offer. Aidid resorted to private...
conversation between Saddam Hussein and the US Ambassador to Iraq, AprilGlaspie. The ambassador told Saddam, "We have no opinion on your Arab-Arab conflicts"...
accommodation. However, he was called back to New York and replaced by AprilGlaspie, following which UNOSOM retracted its offer. Aidid resorted to private...
Federal Reserve Bank of New York, Treasury Secretary of the United States AprilGlaspie – diplomat, first woman to be appointed an American ambassador to an...
passes by. In April 2021, it was announced that Gondrezick and Adidas entered into a multiyear endorsement agreement. Source Glaspie, Akeem (April 15, 2021)...
to Iraq In office 1985–1988 Preceded by Enoch S. Duncan Succeeded by AprilGlaspie United States Ambassador to Yemen In office 1994–1997 Preceded by Arthur...
Andrew Bird Glaspie (November 21, 1876 – September 3, 1943) was an American soldier, politician, newspaper publisher, and college football player and...
obtained the transcripts of the meetings between United States' Ambassador AprilGlaspie and Saddam Hussein a week before the Iraqi Invasion of Kuwait, in which...