G. Frederick Reinhardt

G. Frederick Reinhardt
United States Ambassador to Italy[1]
In office
May 17, 1961 (1961-05-17) – March 3, 1968 (1968-03-03)
PresidentJohn F. Kennedy
Preceded byJames David Zellerbach
Succeeded byGardner Ackley
Ambassadors of the United States to North Yemen
In office
April 28, 1960 (1960-04-28) – May 6, 1961 (1961-05-06)
PresidentDwight D. Eisenhower
Preceded byRaymond A. Hare
Succeeded byParker T. Hart
Ambassadors of the United States to Egypt
In office
March 22, 1960 (1960-03-22) – May 6, 1961 (1961-05-06)
PresidentDwight D. Eisenhower
Preceded byRaymond A. Hare
Succeeded byJohn S. Badeau
11th Counselor of the United States Department of State
In office
March 17, 1957 (1957-03-17) – February 3, 1960 (1960-02-03)
Preceded byDouglas MacArthur II
Succeeded byTheodore Achilles
United States Ambassador to South Vietnam
In office
May 28, 1955 (1955-05-28) – February 10, 1957 (1957-02-10)
PresidentDwight D. Eisenhower
Preceded byDonald R. Heath
Succeeded byElbridge Durbrow
Personal details
Born(1911-10-21)October 21, 1911
Berkeley, California, U.S.
DiedFebruary 22, 1971(1971-02-22) (aged 59)
Birmensdorf, Switzerland.
EducationUniversity of California, Berkeley (BA)
Cornell University (MA)
Cesare Alfieri Institute, Italy (Dipl.)

George Frederick Reinhardt (1911–1971) was an American foreign service officer and diplomat from 1937 until 1968.[2] He was considered by his peers to be among the finest diplomats of his era.[3] Reinhardt was the U.S. ambassador to South Vietnam (1955–1957), to the United Arab Republic and North Yemen (1960–1961) and to Italy (1961–1968). In Vietnam, he worked to improve relations between the United States and South Vietnamese Prime Minister Ngo Dinh Diem.

  1. ^ "George Frederick Reinhardt (1911–1971)". Office of the Historian, Foreign Service Institute. United States Department of State. Retrieved November 10, 2021.
  2. ^ "George Frederick Reinhardt". State Department. Office of the Historian. March 24, 2018. Archived from the original on 2018-03-24. Retrieved March 28, 2018.
  3. ^ Times, Bernard Gwertzman and Special To the New York (24 September 1982). "DIPLOMAT'S FONDEST MEMORY: CHINA BREAKTHROUGH". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2018-03-31. Retrieved 2018-03-30.