Goodwin Cooke (born 1931https://history.state.gov/departmenthistory/people/cooke-goodwin) is a Professor of Practice Emeritus in International Relations at Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs of Syracuse University and was a U.S. foreign service officer who served as ambassador to the Central African Republic (October 11, 1978 – July 13, 1980).
Education B.A., Harvard University, 1953, major math and physics
Career After graduation, Cooke joined the Marines and served as an engineer officer abroad. When he left the Corps, he worked as a manager in a manufacturing firm before taking a 50% pay cut to work in Washington, D.C.
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