Richard Lee JonesRichard Lee Jones was an American diplomat.Early lifeJones was born on December 21, 1893, in Albany, Georgia. He was of African ancestry. He studied at the University of Cincinnati in Ohio, where he received a Bachelor of Science. He later studied law at the University of Illinois until World War I began, in which he enlisted.Diplomatic careerJones was appointed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower to the position of List of [ambassadors of the United States to Liberia|United States Ambassador to Liberia] on May 31, 1955. The presentation of his credentials occurred on June 24, 1955. He remained in this position until July 24, 1959.Personal lifeAt some point in his life, Jones lived in Illinois.DeathJones died in 1975.