Former US Ambassador To Nigeria, Walter Carrington, Is Dead

The former US ambassador to Nigeria, Walter Carrington, is dead.

The news of the former diplomat's death was announced by his wife, Arese Carrington.

She said, in an email, “It is with a heavy and broken heart but with gratitude to God for his life of selfless humanity that I announce the passing of my beloved husband Walter Carrington, former U.S. Ambassador to Nigeria and Senegal.

“He passed away peacefully, surrounded by loved ones at the age of 90 years old on Tuesday, August 11th, 2020. Further announcements will be made shortly.

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“Walter was a loving husband, father, grandfather, cousin, uncle, friend and in-law. Ralph Waldo Emerson said…It is not the length of life but the depth of life. Walter was fortunate, his life had both length and depth.”

Carrington became a US ambassador to Nigeria in 1993 after being appointed into that position by former US President Bill Clinton.

He spoke up against the tyrannical Sani Abacha regime, and supported efforts to make Nigeria a democratic nation.