John H. Morrow

This article is about the American diplomat. For the American professor, see John H. Morrow Jr.
John Howard Morrow
United States Ambassador to Guinea
In office
1959–1961
Appointed byDwight Eisenhower
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byWilliam Attwood
Personal details
Born(1910-02-05)February 5, 1910
Hackensack, New Jersey, U.S.
DiedJanuary 11, 2000(2000-01-11) (aged 89)
Fountain Valley, California, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
RelationsE. Frederic Morrow (brother)
Children2, including John H. Morrow Jr.
Alma materRutgers University
University of Pennsylvania

John Howard Morrow Sr. (February 5, 1910 – January 11, 2000)[1] was an American diplomat. In 1959, President Dwight Eisenhower appointed him the first ambassador to independent Guinea.[2][3] He became the first representative of the United States in the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) during the administration of President John F. Kennedy.[4] At the time, he was one of a small number of African American high-level diplomats.

  1. ^ McLellan, Carlton (April 13, 2015). "John Howard Morrow (1910-2000) •". Retrieved January 17, 2024.
  2. ^ "Office of the Historian".
  3. ^ "The Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training Foreign Affairs Oral History Project Ralph J. Bunch Legacy: Minority Officers AMBASSADOR JOHN HOWARD MORROW" (PDF). Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training. 11 May 1981. Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 July 2024. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
  4. ^ "Office of the Historian".