Joseph W. Twinam, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetJoseph W. Twinam
United States diplomat
Date of Birth: 11-Jul-1934
Place of Birth: Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States
Date of Death: 12-Jun-2001
Profession: diplomat
Zodiac Sign: Cancer 
About Joseph W. Twinam
- Joseph Wright Twinam (July 11, 1934 – June 12, 2001) was a United States diplomat with a focus on the Middle East.
- Ambassador Twinam was the first U.S.
- ambassador accredited solely to Bahrain, serving from 1974 to 1976.
- He served as Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern & South Asian Affairs, from 1979 to 1982.
- He then served three years as dean of the Foreign Service Institute & as diplomat-in-residence at the University of Virginia (UVA), finally retiring from the State Department in 1985.
- He subsequently was a distinguished visiting professor at the Citadel for eight years, and an adjunct professor at Southern Methodist University from 1998 to 1999.
- He died in Charleston, South Carolina from injuries sustained in a fall.
- A member of Phi Beta Kappa, it was revealed on his death that Twinam was also a member of the Seven Society at UVA.
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