Charles Hill (diplomat)
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| Born | April 28, 1936 Bridgeton, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Died | March 27, 2021 (aged 84) New Haven, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Nationality | United States |
| Alma mater | Brown University University of Pennsylvania |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Humanities |
| Institutions | Yale University |
'Morton Charles Hill (April 28, 1936 – March 27, 2021)[1] was an American diplomat who served as Diplomat-in-Residence and lecturer in International Studies at Yale University.[2] A career foreign service officer, Hill was a senior adviser to George Shultz, Henry Kissinger, and Ronald Reagan, as well as Boutros Boutros-Ghali, the sixth Secretary-General of the United Nations.
At Yale, he taught, along with Paul Kennedy and John Gaddis, the seminar "Studies in Grand Strategy", a rigorous interdisciplinary study of leadership, statecraft and diplomacy. He also taught students enrolled in the Directed Studies program. Beginning in 2006, Hill offered a new course, Oratory in Statecraft. Not since Rollin G. Osterweis, who taught "The History and Practice of American Oratory", had oratory been taught at Yale.
Early life
Hill was born in Bridgeton, New Jersey, on April 28, 1936. His father worked as a dentist; his mother was as housewife.[3] Hill studied at Brown University, earning a bachelor's degree in 1957. He subsequently undertook postgraduate studies at the University of Pennsylvania, graduating from its law school in 1960 before obtaining a master's degree in American studies the following year.[3][4] He proceeded to join the United States Foreign Service.[3]
Career
Hill was a recipient of the Superior Honor Award from the State Department, the Presidential Distinguished Service Award, and the Secretary of State's Medal.[2] He holds an honorary doctorate of laws from Rowan University.[2]
Hill was a research fellow at Stanford University's Hoover Institution. Hill was also a Project for the New American Century (PNAC) signatory. Hill served as Chief Foreign Policy Advisor to Rudy Giuliani, a Republican candidate for the 2008 presidential election.
Personal life
Hill's first marriage to Martha Mitchell ended in divorce. They had two daughters: Catharine and Emily, who predeceased him. He married his second wife, Norma Thompson, in 1992. They remained married until his death.[3]
Hill died on March 27, 2021, at a hospital in New Haven, Connecticut. He was 84, and suffered from an infection prior to his death.[3]
Books by Hill
- Grand Strategies: Literature, Statecraft, and World Order, Yale, 2010
- Trial of a Thousand Years: World Order and Islamism, Hoover, 2011
Books about Hill
- The Man on Whom Nothing Was Lost: The Grand Strategy of Charles Hill, by Molly Worthen, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2006
References
- ^ ""Legendary" Professor Charles Hill dies at 84". Yale Daily News. March 28, 2021. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
- ^ a b c "Charles Hill". Hoover Institution.
- ^ a b c d e Smith, Harrison (March 31, 2021). "Charles Hill, diplomat, Yale professor and top adviser to George Shultz, dies at 84". The Washington Post. Retrieved March 31, 2021.
- ^ "Charles Hill". Yale Jackson Institute for Global Affairs.
External links
- Appearances on C-SPAN
- Charles Hill Papers (MS 2070). Manuscripts and Archives, Yale University Library.
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