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Delano Lewis
Delano Eugene Lewis, Jr. (born 1938 in Arkansas City, Kansas ) is an American ambassador . He has had leadership roles with the Peace Corps , National Public Radio , and the U.S. diplomatic corps .
Lewis graduated from Washburn University School of Law, Topeka, Kansas , in 1963. He then went to work as an attorney in the U.S. Justice Department and later in the Office of Compliance in the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission .[1]
He was an associate director and country director for the Peace Corps in Nigeria and Uganda from 1966 to 1969.[1]
Lewis served as chief campaign fundraiser for Washington, D.C. Mayor Marion Barry .[2]
Lewis was President of The Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Company from 1973-1993.
In 1993, National Public Radio announced that Lewis would become its fifth President and CEO. He left that post on August 1 , 1998 .[3]
On November 16 , 1999 , President Bill Clinton named Lewis to be the next U.S. ambassador to South Africa . His appointment lasted until June 22 , 2001 .
Lewis is a member of Alpha Phi Alpha , the first intercollegiate Greek-letter fraternity established for African Americans .
His son is actor Phill Lewis .
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^ a b Delano E. Lewis, country director for the Peace Corps in Nigeria and Uganda from 1966 to 1969 Discusses U.S.-South Africa Relations. , 08/06/1999 [1]
^ Can You Trust The National Media? , 10/19/2006 [2] ^ NPR President and CEO Del Lewis Resigns His Future To Include Teaching, Lecturing and a Book. , April 3, 1998 [3]
