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John Edward Reinhardt (March 8, 1920 – February 18, 2016) was an American ambassador and diplomat.
John E. Reinhardt | |
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United States Ambassador to Nigeria | |
In office December 3, 1971 – February 23, 1975 | |
President | Richard Nixon Gerald Ford |
Preceded by | William C. Trueheart |
Succeeded by | Donald B. Easum |
14th Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs | |
In office April 22, 1975 – March 22, 1977 | |
Preceded by | Carol Laise |
Succeeded by | Hodding Carter III |
Personal details | |
Born | John Edward Reinhardt March 8, 1920 Knoxville, Tennessee |
Died | February 18, 2016 Silver Spring, Maryland | (aged 95)
Alma mater | Knoxville College University of Chicago University of Wisconsin–Madison |
Reinhardt was born in Glade Spring, Virginia and raised in Knoxville, Tennessee. After graduating from Knoxville College in 1939, he attended the University of Chicago, initially pursuing a graduate degree in English, but did not finish on account to serving in World War II. His doctorate in English was completed in 1950 at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.[1] He was the American ambassador to Nigeria from 1971 to 1975.[2] From 1975 to 1977, he was Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs. He became the director of the United States Information Agency from 1977 to 1980. He was a member of the Peabody Awards Board of Jurors from 1980 to 1987[3] Reinhardt later was a professor of political science at the University of Vermont from 1987 to 1991.
On June 16, 2004 he joined a group of twenty seven called Diplomats and Military Commanders for Change opposing the Iraq War. He died on February 18, 2016.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Reinhardt, John Edward (1920- ) - The Black Past: Remembered and Reclaimed". 4 February 2015.
- ^ "The Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training Foreign Affairs Oral History Project Ralph J. Bunch Legacy: Minority Officers AMBASSADOR JOHN E. REINHARDT" (PDF). Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training. 28 March 2002. Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 July 2024. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
- ^ "The Peabody Awards". Archived from the original on 2015-05-18. Retrieved 2015-05-13.
- ^ John E. Reinhardt, ambassador and head of US Information Agency dies at 95, New York Times
- The Political Graveyard
- US Institute of Peace at the Wayback Machine (archived December 23, 2003)