Joseph Edward Lake, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Joseph Edward Lake

American diplomat

Date of Birth: 18-Oct-1941

Place of Birth: Jacksonville, Texas, United States

Profession: diplomat

Nationality: Nigeria

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Joseph Edward Lake (born October 18, 1941) is an American career diplomat who, in 1990, became the first resident U.S.
Ambassador to the Mongolian People's Republic (the first U.S.
ambassador to Mongolia, Richard L.
Williams, was not a resident there).
Later, he was named U.S.
Ambassador to Albania (1994–1996) and then Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Information Management (1996–1997).
He is the father of late science fiction author Jay Lake.