Breaking: Former US ambassador to Nigeria, Carrington is dead
Former United States ambassador to Nigeria, Walter Carrington, has died at 90.
His wife, Arese Carrington, confirmed this in a statement on Wednesday, August 12.
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She wrote: “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 US Ambassador to Nigeria and Senegal.
“He passed away peacefully, surrounded by loved ones at the age of 90 years old on Tuesday, August 11, 2020.
“Further announcements will be made shortly.
“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.
Daily Times reports that Carrington was an American diplomat who served as the United States Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Senegal and Nigeria.
