Category:Clifton R. Wharton, Sr.

**Clifton Reginald Wharton, Sr.**
	American diplomat (1899-1990)
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Date of birth	11 May 1899; Baltimore
Date of death	25 April 1990; Phoenix
Country of citizenship	United States of America;
Educated at	Boston University School of Law;
Occupation	diplomat;
Member of	Alpha Phi Alpha;
Position held	United States Ambassador to Romania; United States Ambassador to Norway (1961–1964);
Child	Clifton R. Wharton, Jr.;
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	Q5133303; VIAF ID: 23374421; Library of Congress authority ID: n00074531; U.S. National Archives Identifier: 10612943
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English: Clifton Reginald Wharton Sr. (May 11, 1899 – April 25, 1990) was an American diplomat, and the first African American diplomat to become an ambassador by rising through the ranks of the Foreign Service rather than by political appointment.