Earle Scarlett is a Jamaican born U.S. diplomat with global experience; diplomatic postings include: Cameroon, Brazil (twice), Philippines, Ex-Yugoslavia, Bosnia, and Charge' d'Affaires a.i. in Ireland. Postings at the State Department include: China and Somalia Desks. As Lecturer, he was a State Department Dean Rusk Fellow at the Institute for the Study of Diplomacy at Georgetown University where he subsequently was examiner for Master’s theses in foreign affairs. In the U.S. State Department, he was Director of Training for Political Officers at the George Shultz National Foreign Affairs Training Center. Scarlett was also Advisor for International Affairs at Maxwell Air Force Base where he taught at the Air War College.

After a 30 year career in diplomacy he has taught and lectured at the following institutions: University of Bologna (2005-2010), Emory University (2004), University of Georgia, Columbia University, Georgia Technical University, and Lynn University. Before entering the Foreign Service he taught Political Science and International Relations at Loyola-Marymount University Los Angeles.

Scarlett was educated in Jamaica, US, France, and UK.

Monday, January 6, 2014

A CIVIL RIGHTS ODYSSEY (Oct 26, 2010)

It was a brisk autumnal morning Friday October 26th when we set off with two visiting friends from Germany and Jamaica on our odyssey to the shrines of the Civil Rights era in Alabama, snaking through the streets of Atlanta, a pregnant metropolis about to give birth to a new character. Our escape hatch to the I-85 Highway South was aptly named Freedom Parkway which straddles the verdant gardens of Nobel Laureate President Jimmy Carter Center. It was a day of great anticipation ... more like Great Expectations. 

 The gaps would in both friends’ minds would be filled after their sojourn in the land replete with a sordid acts of inhumanity that have recently abated, but still remains divided along racial lines, albeit voluntary these days. 

 A debate ensued on how best to organize our day. Time was of the essence and we needed to use every minute expeditiously. Barbara, who hails from the region, gave structure to the travel plan and we had our first respite at a funky petrol station about five miles from Tuskegee. As we alighted from our decrepit "rest rooms" - a euphemism for "toilet" - a hirsute white chap in overalls lurked nearby, reminding us of an unsavory historical local color.

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  1. JudyNovember 20, 2017 at 8:13 AM

    Hi Earle,
    If you read this please say hi to Barbara from me.
    Long time betweeen hellos and I think of her often.
    Judy McCabe

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