Edward W. Mulcahy
| Edward William Mulcahy | |
|---|---|
| 7th United States Ambassador to Chad | |
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In office December 6, 1972 – June 23, 1974 |
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| President | Richard Nixon |
| Preceded by | Terence A. Todman |
| Succeeded by | Edward S. Little |
| 7th United States Ambassador to Tunisia | |
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In office May 31, 1976 – January 5, 1979 |
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| President |
Gerald Ford Jimmy Carter |
| Preceded by | Talcott W. Seelye |
| Succeeded by | Stephen Warren Bosworth |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
June 15, 1921 Malden, Massachusetts |
| Died | March 12, 2006 (aged 84) Winchester, Virginia |
| Nationality | American |
| Spouse(s) | Kathleen Lyon |
| Children | Six |
| Alma mater |
Tufts University Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy |
| Profession | Diplomat |
| Awards | Two Purple Hearts Silver Star |
| Military service | |
| Service/branch | United States Marine Corps |
| Years of service | 1943–46 |
| Rank |
 Captain |
| Unit | 21st Marines of the 3rd Marine Division |
| Battles/wars |
Pacific War, World War II Battle of Guam (1944) Battle of Iwo Jima |
Edward William Mulcahy (June 15, 1921 – March 12, 2006) was an American diplomat and captain in the United States Marine Corps. He was the United States Ambassador to Chad from 1972 to 1974 and to Tunisia from 1976 to 1979.
Edward Mulcahy was born in Malden, Massachusetts on June 15, 1921. His parents were John and Mary Alice (Duffy) Mulcahy. He was the eldest of seven children. He graduated from Malden Catholic High School in 1939. Mulcahy graduated from Tufts University with a degree in history in 1943.
He later joined the United States Marine Corps in January 1943, where in 1944 he led a company of the 21st Marines of the 3rd Marine Division during the Second Battle of Guam, as a Second Lieutenant. He was promoted to First Lieutenant in February 1945 and fought at the Battle of Iwo Jima. By the end of the war, Mulcahy had received the Silver Star award for his actions in Guam and two Purple Hearts. He was promoted to Captain in 1946 and was in charge of the Marine detachment at the U.S. Navy brig on Governor's Island in New York City, New York. He left the Marine Corps in 1946.
In 1946, Mulcahy attended the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy in Medford, Massachusetts, and received a master's degree from there in 1947. He joined the U.S. Foreign Service upon graduation. In Mulcahy's early years of service, he was a Consular Officer in Munich, Germany (1947 to 1949), U.S. Consul in Mombasa, Kenya (1949), and Political Officer to the U.S. Consulate in Asmara, Eritrea (1950–1953). In 1953 in Globe, Arizona, Mulcahy married Kathleen Lyon, a Foreign Service secretary, whom he had met in 1951 at the U.S. Consulate in Eritrea; her first foreign assignment was in Quito, Ecuador.
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