14th Director of the United States Information Agency
In office 1993–1999
President
Bill Clinton
Succeeded by
Position abolished
12th President of American University
In office 1991–1994
Preceded by
Richard E. Berendzen
Succeeded by
Benjamin Ladner
President of the University of Massachusetts
In office 1990–1991
Preceded by
Loren Baritz (interim)
Succeeded by
Richard D. O'Brien
Chancellor of the University of Massachusetts Amherst
In office 1982–1991
Chair of the National Endowment for the Humanities
In office 1977–1981
President
Jimmy Carter Ronald Reagan
Preceded by
Robert Kingston (acting)
Succeeded by
William Bennett
Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs
In office 1977–1978
President
Jimmy Carter
Preceded by
John Richardson Jr.
Succeeded by
Alice Stone Ilchman
Personal details
Born
Joseph Daniel Duffey
(1932-07-01)July 1, 1932 Huntington, West Virginia, U.S.
Died
February 25, 2021(2021-02-25) (aged 88) Washington, D.C., U.S.
Spouses
Patricia Fortney
(m. 1952, divorced)
Anne Wexler
(m. 1974; died 2009)
Education
Marshall University (BA) Andover Theological School (BDiv) Yale University (MTh) Hartford Seminary (PhD)
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Joseph Daniel Duffey (July 1, 1932 – February 25, 2021) was an American academic, educator, anti-war activist and political appointee. He was the Democratic Party's candidate in the 1970 U.S. Senate election in Connecticut, losing to Republican Lowell Weicker. He later served as the Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs; the chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities; the director of the U.S. Information Agency; and the president or chancellor of the University of Massachusetts Amherst, the University of Massachusetts system and American University.
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