Newsom, David D.
David D. Newsom (1918-2008) served in the Foreign Service and as a diplomat for over 35 years, stationed in seven countries across the globe. From 1965 to 1969, he served as United States Ambassador to Libya.
Witness to a Changing World is the life story of David Dunlop Newsom, a Foreign Service officer who rose through the ranks from third secretary and vice consul in Karachi in 1948 to the top career post of Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs in the Carter administration. Along the...