John Farr Simmons | |
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 Simmons (left) with Sukarno in 1956 | |
| 8th Chief of Protocol of the United States | |
| In office August 18, 1950 – January 31, 1957 | |
| President | Harry S. Truman Dwight D. Eisenhower |
| Preceded by | Stanley Woodward |
| Succeeded by | Wiley T. Buchanan Jr. |
| United States Ambassador to Ecuador | |
| In office July 16, 1947 – July 12, 1950 | |
| President | Harry S. Truman |
| Preceded by | Robert M. Scotten |
| Succeeded by | Paul C. Daniels |
| United States Ambassador to El Salvador | |
| In office February 21, 1945 – July 1, 1947 | |
| President | Franklin D. Roosevelt |
| Preceded by | Walter C. Thurston |
| Succeeded by | Albert F. Nufer |
| Personal details | |
| Born | John Farr Simmons January 3, 1892 |
| Died | January 1, 1968 (aged 75) |
John Farr Simmons (January 3, 1892 – January 1, 1968) was an American diplomat who served as Chief of Protocol of the United States from 1950 to 1957. He also served as the U.S. Ambassador to Ecuador and El Salvador in the late 1940s.