Hewson A. Ryan

Hewson A. Ryan
United States Ambassador to Honduras
In office
November 5, 1969 – May 30, 1973
PresidentRichard Nixon
Preceded byJoseph J. Jova
Succeeded byPhillip V. Sanchez
Personal details
Born(1922-06-16)June 16, 1922
New Haven, Connecticut
DiedSeptember 28, 1991(1991-09-28) (aged 69)
Boston, Massachusetts

Hewson Anthony Ryan (June 16, 1922 – September 28, 1991) was an American diplomat who served as the United States Ambassador to Honduras from 1969 to 1973.[1][2]

Ryan attended Yale University, interrupted by World War II when he served with the United States Army in Europe from 1942 to 1946. He completed his B.A. degree in 1946 and then earned an M.A. degree in 1948. Ryan continued his studies at the University of Madrid, earning a Ph.D. degree in 1950.[3] After briefly teaching Spanish at Yale, he joined the United States Foreign Service as a member of the United States Information Agency in 1951.[4]

After retiring from the Foreign Service, Ryan was a professor of public diplomacy at the Fletcher School at Tufts University from 1977 to 1990.[5]

He died of a heart attack on September 28, 1991, in Boston, Massachusetts at age 69.[5]

  1. ^ "Hewson Anthony Ryan". History.state.gov. Retrieved 2019-06-27.
  2. ^ "Hewson A. Ryan Dies". The Washington Post. 1991-10-01. Retrieved 2019-06-27.
  3. ^ "Hewson A. Ryan Sworn In as United States Ambassador to Honduras" (Press release). Department of State. October 27, 1969. Retrieved 2022-09-04.
  4. ^ "The Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training Foreign Affairs Oral History Project AMBASSADOR HEWSON RYAN" (PDF). Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training. 27 April 1988. Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 July 2024. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  5. ^ a b "Hewson A. Ryan, 69, Professor and Envoy". The New York Times. 1991-10-01. Retrieved 2019-06-27.