John H. Holdridge | |
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| United States Ambassador to Indonesia | |
| In office February 19, 1983 – January 7, 1986 | |
| President | Ronald Reagan |
| Preceded by | John Cameron Monjo (interim) |
| Succeeded by | Paul Wolfowitz |
| 15th Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs | |
| In office May 28, 1981 – December 9, 1982 | |
| President | Ronald Reagan |
| Preceded by | Richard Holbrooke |
| Succeeded by | Paul Wolfowitz |
| 5th United States Ambassador to the Republic of Singapore | |
| In office August 5, 1975 – June 9, 1978 | |
| President | |
| Preceded by | Edwin M. Cronk |
| Succeeded by | Richard F. Kneip |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 21, 1924 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Died | July 12, 2001 (aged 76) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
John Herbert Holdridge (August 21, 1924 – July 12, 2001) was an American foreign service officer and diplomat, who was best known for having taken part in, and later recounted, Henry A. Kissinger's secret 1971 initiative to restore United States diplomatic relations with the People's Republic of China. He also served as U.S. Ambassador to Singapore (1975–1978) and Indonesia (1982–1986).[1]
- ^ "The Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training Foreign Affairs Oral History Project AMBASSADOR JOHN H. HOLDRIDGE" (PDF). Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training. 20 July 1995. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 June 2024. Retrieved 18 July 2024.