John Melvin Yates

John Melvin Yates, (born November 25, 1939, in Superior, Montana^[1]) is a Career Foreign Service Officer, held several ambassadorships during his career. He was the American Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Cape Verde (1983-1986), Chargé d’Affaires ad interim (Congo (Kinshasa) 1992-1995), Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Benin (1995-1998), and concurrent positions to Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea (1999-2001).^[2]

John Melvin Yates
Personal details
Born	(1939-11-25) November 25, 1939 (age 85) Superior, Montana, U.S.
Alma mater	Stanford University (A.B.) Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy (M.A., M.A.L.D., Ph.D)
Occupation	Ambassador

Yates graduated from Stanford University (A.B., 1961) and the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy (M.A., 1962; M.A.L.D., 1963; Ph. D., 1972).^[1]

In March 2000, Yates was slightly injured during an attempted carjacking when he left an embassy function in Cameroon.^[3]