Olcott Deming

Olcott Hawthorne Deming (February 28, 1909 – March 20, 2007) was an American career diplomat who was the first ambassador of the United States to Uganda.^[1]

Olcott Hawthorne Deming
1st United States Ambassador to Uganda
In office January 14, 1963 – June 26, 1966
President	John F. Kennedy Lyndon B. Johnson
Preceded by	Office established
Succeeded by	Henry Endicott Stebbins
U.S consul general in Okinawa
In office 1957–1959
Personal details
Born	(1909-02-28)February 28, 1909 Westchester County, New York, United States of America
Died	March 20, 2007(2007-03-20) (aged 98) Washington D.C., United States of America
Education	Rollins College (1935)

Early life

Deming, a great-grandson of Nathaniel Hawthorne, was born February 28, 1909, in Westchester County, New York.

He graduated from Rollins College in 1935, and worked for the Tennessee Valley Authority and as a teacher in Greenwich, Connecticut.

Career

Deming joined the State Department in 1942. From 1957 to 1959, he was U.S. consul general in Okinawa. He served as Ambassador to the newly independent nation of Uganda from 1962 to 1965. He retired in 1969, later becoming an official of the American Foreign Service Association.

Later life

Deming died March 20, 2007, aged 98 of sepsis at a hospice in Washington, D.C.