Mercer Cook
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| Death | 37 years ago |
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| Date of birth | March 30,1903 |
| Zodiac sign | Aries |
| Born | Washington |
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| United States | |
| Date of died | October 4,1987 |
| Died | Washington |
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| United States | |
| Books | The Militant Black Writer in Africa and the United States |
| Five French Negro Authors | |
| The Haitian Novel | |
| Washington, D.C., United States | |
| Parents | Will Marion Cook |
| Abbie Mitchell | |
| Education | University of Paris |
| Amherst College | |
| Brown University | |
| Dunbar High School | |
| Previous position | United States Ambassador to Niger (1961–1964) |
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| ID | 1405430 |
Mercer Cook Life story
Will Mercer Cook, popularly known as Mercer Cook, was a diplomat and professor. He was the first American ambassador to the Gambia after it became independent, appointed in 1965 while also still serving as ambassador to Senegal. He was also the second American ambassador to Niger.
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