George Washington University, 1946-47 University of the South, B.A., 1950 Harvard University, graduate study, 1964-65
Alma mater
University of the South
Occupation(s)
Journalist and U.S. diplomat
Political party
Republican Party (1958-1968) Independent[1] (1968-2006)
Board member of
Trustee, University of the South, 1975–1978 governor, Institute of Current World Affairs, 1975–1978.
Spouse(s)
Kathaleen Fishback "Kitty", January 30, 1954 - February 20, 2021 –his death
Children
daughter, Katherine Hope Hempstone of Baltimore, and two grandsons and one granddaughter
Parent(s)
Smith (a naval officer) and Elizabeth (Noyes) Hempstone
Awards
Sigma Delta Chi Award for distinguished service in journalism (foreign correspondence), 1960 Nieman Fellow, 1964–1965 Overseas Press Club citations for excellence in foreign correspondence, 1968, 1974 Honorary doctorate of letters from University of the South, 1968.
Notes
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Smith Hempstone (February 1, 1929–November 19, 2006) was a journalist, author, and the United States ambassador to Kenya from 1989 to 1993. He was a vocal proponent of democracy, advocating free elections for Kenya.
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Contemporary Authors Online, Gale, 2009. Reproduced in Biography Resource Center. Farmington Hills, Michigan: Gale, 2009. http://galenet.galegroup.com/servlet/BioRC. Fee via Fairfax County Public Library, accessed 2009-05-04. Document Number: H1000044413.
^Bernstein, Adam (November 20, 2006). "Smith Hempstone; U.S. Ambassador to Kenya". Washington Post. p. B04. Retrieved 2009-05-04.
^Martin, Douglas (November 30, 2006). "Smith Hempstone, 77, Journalist Who Became a Prominent Ambassador, Is Dead". New York Times. p. A27. Retrieved 2009-05-04.
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