| 词条 | Kenneth M. Quinn |
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| name = Kenneth M. Quinn | image = Kenneth M. Quinn.jpg | order = 10th | ambassador_from = United States | country = Cambodia | term_start = December 12, 1995 | term_end = July 25, 1999 | predecessor = Charles H. Twining | successor = Kent M. Wiedemann | president = Bill Clinton | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1942|5|26}} | birth_place = New York, New York | death_date = | death_place = | spouse = Le Son Quinn | children = | alma_mater = {{Unbulleted list | University of Maryland (Ph.D.) | Marquette University (M.A.) | Loras College (B.A.) | profession = Diplomat }}Kenneth M. Quinn (born May 26, 1942) is the President of the World Food Prize Foundation and a former career U.S. Foreign Service Officer. Before assuming his current role, Quinn spent 32 years working for the U.S. State Department. He has served as the United States Ambassador to Cambodia, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State as well as a member of the National Security Council staff at the White House.[1] BiographyQuinn was born in New York City in 1942, and he attended high school in Dubuque, Iowa.[2] Quinn received his undergraduate degree from Loras College in Dubuque, Iowa. He went on to earn graduate degrees in international relations from Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and the University of Maryland. He and his wife, Le Son, have three children.[1] Diplomatic careerQuinn was a 32-year career member of the U.S. Senior Foreign Service before he retired and joined the World Food Prize Foundation.[1] He entered the United States Foreign Service in 1968 and has served in various Southeast Asian countries as well as Vienna and Washington, DC. Quinn is fluent in Vietnamese and acted as interpreter for President Gerald Ford.[1] AwardsQuinn has received a number of awards, including the State Department's Award for Heroism and Valor for his work in Cambodia and Vietnam. For his combat operations participation in Vietnam, Quinn received the U.S. Army Air Medal, and he remains the only civilian ever to win this honor.[1][3] He also is a three-time recipient of the American Foreign Service Association's Rivkin and Herter Awards for courage in challenging policy.[1] Quinn is also a member of the Chicago Council on Global Affairs.[4] References1. ^1 2 3 4 5 {{cite web|title=Ambassador Kenneth M. Quinn|url=http://www.worldfoodprize.org/en/about_the_prize/ambassador_kenneth_m_quinn/|work=worldfoodprize.org|publisher=World Food Prize Foundation|accessdate=4 January 2014}} 2. ^{{cite web|title=Kenneth M. Quinn|url=http://www.nndb.com/people/095/000130702/|work=NNDB.com|publisher=Soylent Communications|accessdate=4 January 2014}} 3. ^{{cite web|title=Ambassador Kenneth Quinn Receives Army Air Medal|url=http://2001-2009.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2009/01/113819.htm|work=U.S. Department of State Archives|publisher=U.S. Department of State - Office of the Spokesman|accessdate=4 January 2014}} 4. ^{{cite web|title=Kenneth M. Quinn|url=http://www.thechicagocouncil.org/files/Global_Agriculture/About_the_Initiative/Quinn_Biography.aspx|work=thechicagocouncil.org|publisher=The Chicago Council on Global Affairs|accessdate=4 January 2014|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140104211053/http://www.thechicagocouncil.org/files/Global_Agriculture/About_the_Initiative/Quinn_Biography.aspx|archivedate=4 January 2014|df=}} External links
9 : 1942 births|Living people|People from Dubuque, Iowa|People from New York City|Ambassadors of the United States to Cambodia|Loras College alumni|Marquette University alumni|University of Maryland, College Park alumni|United States Foreign Service personnel |
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