William O. Hall

William O. Hall
United States Ambassador to Ethiopia
In office
September 13, 1967 (1967-09-13)  May 15, 1971 (1971-05-15)
Preceded byEdward M. Korry
Succeeded byE. Ross Adair
12th Director General of the Foreign Service
In office
July 5, 1971  September 30, 1973
Preceded byJohn Howard Burns
Succeeded byNathaniel Davis
Personal details
Born
William Oscar Hall

(1914-05-22)May 22, 1914
Roswell, New Mexico, U.S.
DiedNovember 8, 1977(1977-11-08) (aged 63)
Washington County, Oregon, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
SpouseJayne Bowerman Hall
Children3
Alma materUniversity of Oregon
University of Minnesota

William Oscar Hall (May 22, 1914 – November 8, 1977) was the U.S. Ambassador to Ethiopia from 1967 to 1971, during the reign of Emperor Haile Selassie I.