What sort of settlement was the origins of the area of New York city where Harry K Thomas Jr. was born ?
Harry K. Thomas Jr. Harry Keels Thomas Jr. (born June 3, 1956 in the Harlem section of New York City) is an American diplomat and current United States Ambassador to Zimbabwe. He served as the United States Ambassador to the Philippines from 2010 to 2013. A former United States Ambassador to Bangladesh (serving from 2003 to 2005) and Director General of the United States Foreign Service (serving from 2007 to 2009), Thomas was designated by US President Barack Obama on November 19, 2009 to replace Kristie Kenney as Ambassador to the Philippines—the first African American to serve at that post. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on March 19, 2010 and presented his credentials to Philippine president Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on April 27, 2010 He was then nominated and confirmed as the United States Ambassador to Zimbabwe on October 22, 2015. He was sworn in on December 8, 2015.
Inwood, Manhattan Inwood is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Manhattan, at the northern tip of Manhattan Island, in the U.S. state of New York.