John Melvin Yates
John Melvin Yates, (born November 25, 1939 in Superior, Montana -) a Career Foreign Service Officer, held several ambassadorships during his career. He was the American Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Cape Verde (1983-1986), Chargé d’Affaires ad interim (Congo (Kinshasa) 1992-1995), Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Benin (1995-1998), and concurrent positions to Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea (1999-2001).

Yates graduated from Stanford University (A.B., 1961) and the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy (M.A., 1962; M.A.L.D., 1963; Ph. D., 1972). 

In March of 2000, Yates was slightly injured during an attempted carjacking when he left an embassy function in Cameroon.
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Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy
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