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Rodger Paul Davies was born on May 7, 1921, in Berkeley, Alameda County, California. He died August 19, 1974 in Nicosia, Cyprus. He had only been appointed as United States Ambassador to Cyprus that previous May. He was killed by Greek Cypriot gunmen, during a demonstration outside the U.S. Embassy in Nicosia.
He had served as director of the United States Department of State's Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs until October 1965. Then until 1970 he was Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs
Davies' wife, Sarah Burgess, had died the preceding year. They had a daughter Dana, and a son John.
See also
- Cleo A. Noel, Jr., the previous US ambassador to die in the line of duty
- Francis E. Meloy, Jr., the next US ambassador to die in the line of duty
- US ambassadors killed in the line of duty
References
- "U.S. ambassador killed on Cyprus". Boca Raton News. Nicosia. 19 August 1974.
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External links
- Gerald Ford statement upon Davies' death
- Find-a-Grave
- Vanderbilt Television News Archives
- Before Benghazi
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