Tain P. Tompkins

Fall 1976
Spring 1977

Tain P. Tompkins is the staff assistant to the Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs. Previously, he served as a political officer in the American Consulate General in Can Tho, Vietnam and as Economic Officer at the American Embassy, Lisbon. Mr. Tompkins entered the foreign service in 1969 as a trainee for civilian pacification and development work in Vietnam, before entering the military as a province level advisor in the Mekong Delta. He then served as staff assistant to the Deputy Ambassador at the American Embassy in Saigon.

Disclaimer: This information is accurate for the time period that this person was affiliated with the Institute of Politics.

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