Smith Hempstone
| Smith Hempstone | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 1, 1929 |
| Died | November 19, 2006 (aged 77) Suburban Hospital Bethesda, Maryland |
| Residence | Bethesda, Maryland |
| Nationality | United States |
| Education |
George Washington University, 1946-47 University of the South, B.A., 1950 Harvard University, graduate study, 1964–1965. |
| Alma mater | University of the South |
| Occupation | journalist |
| Home town | Washington, D.C. |
| 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–his death |
| Children | daughter, Katherine Hope Hempstone of Baltimore; and a grandson |
| 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 | |
Smith Hempstone (February 1, 1929–November 19, 2006) was a journalist, author, and the United States ambassador to Kenya in 1989–93. He was a vocal proponent of democracy, aggressively advocating free elections for Kenya.
Hempstone attended George Washington University and graduated from the University of the South. He was a U.S. Marine in the Korean War (1950–52), leaving as a captain.
He did radio rewrite for the Associated Press in Charlotte, North Carolina, (1952). He was a reporter at the Louisville Times, Louisville, Kentucky (1953), rewrite man at National Geographic, Washington, D.C. (1954), then a reporter at the Washington Star (1955–56). He was a fellow of the Institute of Current World Affairs in Africa (1956–60). He served as a foreign correspondent for the Chicago Daily News in Africa (1961–64) and in Latin America (1965). He was a foreign correspondent for the Washington Star in Latin America (1966), and Europe, (1967–69). He was associate editor and editorial page director of the Star (1970–75). He left the Star in 1975 after a disagreement with Joe L. Allbritton, its new owner. He wrote a syndicated twice-weekly column, "Our Times," beginning 1975.
Hempstone worked as the Africa correspondent for The Chicago Daily News, wrote several books, and wrote a syndicated column carried by 90 newspapers. In 1982 he was named executive editor of the newly founded Washington Times and, following the resignation of editor and publisher James R. Whelan in 1984, briefly served as editor of the paper before being replaced by Arnaud de Borchgrave.
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