Public Papers of Ronald Reagan, 1987

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Author: Ronald W. Reagan  | Date: December 1, 1987

Nomination of Leonard H.O. Spearman, Sr., To Be United States
Ambassador to Rwanda
December 1, 1987

The President today announced his intention to nominate Leonard H.O. Spearman, Sr., of Texas, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Rwanda. He would succeed John Edwin Upston.

Since 1986 Dr. Spearman has been distinguished professor of educational psychology at Texas Southern University in Houston, TX. Prior to this he served as president of Texas Southern University from 1980 to 1986. Dr. Spearman has served in the following capacities at the U.S. Office of Education, Department of Health, Education and Welfare, Washington, DC, 1970-1980: Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary for Higher and Continuing Education, 1980; Associate Deputy Commissioner for Higher and Continuing Education, 1978-1980; Acting Deputy Commissioner for Higher and Continuing Education, 1976-1978; Associate Commissioner for Student Assistance, 1975-1978; Director, Division of Student Financial Assistance, 1972-1975; Director, Division of Student Special Services, 1970-1972. From 1960 to 1970, Dr. Spearman was professor of psychology, Southern University in Baton Rouge, LA, and associate professor of psychology at Florida A&M University, 1957-1960.

Dr. Spearman graduated from Florida A&M University (B.S., 1947) and the University of Michigan (M.A., 1950; Ph.D.,1960). He was born July 8, 1929, in Tallahassee, FL. He is married, has three children, and resides in Pearland, TX.

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Chicago: Ronald W. Reagan, "Nomination of Leonard H.O. Spearman, Sr., to Be United States Ambassador to Rwanda," Public Papers of Ronald Reagan, 1987 in Federal Register Division. National Archives and Records Service, Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States, Ronald Reagan, 1987 (Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1956-), Pp.1555-1556 1398. Original Sources, accessed March 29, 2024, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=KR3HPUL1E2WT4CK.

MLA: Reagan, Ronald W. "Nomination of Leonard H.O. Spearman, Sr., to Be United States Ambassador to Rwanda." Public Papers of Ronald Reagan, 1987, in Federal Register Division. National Archives and Records Service, Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States, Ronald Reagan, 1987 (Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1956-), Pp.1555-1556, page 1398. Original Sources. 29 Mar. 2024. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=KR3HPUL1E2WT4CK.

Harvard: Reagan, RW, 'Nomination of Leonard H.O. Spearman, Sr., to Be United States Ambassador to Rwanda' in Public Papers of Ronald Reagan, 1987. cited in , Federal Register Division. National Archives and Records Service, Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States, Ronald Reagan, 1987 (Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1956-), Pp.1555-1556, pp.1398. Original Sources, retrieved 29 March 2024, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=KR3HPUL1E2WT4CK.