Nomination of Arthur Winston Lewis To Be United States Ambassador to Sierra Leone

The President today announced his intention to nominate Arthur Winston Lewis, of the District of Columbia, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, to be Ambassador to Sierra Leone. He would succeed Theresa Ann Healy.

Mr. Lewis served in the United States Navy in 1943-1946, 1950-1953, and 1954-1968. He began his Foreign Service career in 1968 with the United States Information Agency as a recruiter specialist. In 1969-1970 he attended Romanian language training at the Foreign Service Institute. He was cultural affairs officer in Bucharest (1970-1972), counselor for public affairs in Lusaka (1972-1974), in Addis Ababa (1974-1977), and in Lagos (1977-1979). Since 1979 he has been Director for African Affairs in the agency.

Mr. Lewis graduated from Dartmouth College (A.B., 1966; A.M., 1969). His foreign language is Romanian. He was born July 1, 1926, in New York, N.Y.