John W. Garrett (diplomat)

John W. Garrett
United States Ambassador to Italy
In office
November 20, 1929 – May 22, 1933
PresidentHerbert Hoover
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Preceded byHenry P. Fletcher
Succeeded byBreckinridge Long
United States Ambassador to Luxembourg
In office
November 11, 1917 – June 18, 1919
PresidentWoodrow Wilson
Preceded byHenry van Dyke
Succeeded byWilliam Phillips
United States Ambassador to the Netherlands
In office
October 11, 1917 – June 18, 1919
PresidentWoodrow Wilson
Preceded byHenry van Dyke
Succeeded byWilliam Phillips
United States Ambassador to Argentina
In office
February 29, 1912 – November 22, 1913
PresidentWilliam Howard Taft
Woodrow Wilson
Preceded byJohn Ridgely Carter
Succeeded byFrederic Jesup Stimson
United States Ambassador to Venezuela
In office
March 30, 1911 – October 21, 1911
PresidentWilliam Howard Taft
Preceded byWilliam W. Russell
Succeeded byElliott Northcott
Personal details
Born
John Work Garrett

May 19, 1872 (1872-05-19)
Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
DiedJune 26, 1942 (1942-06-27) (aged 70)
Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Political partyDemocrat
Republican
Spouse
Alice Warder
(m. 1908)
RelationsJohn W. Garrett (grandfather)
Parent(s)Thomas Harrison Garrett
Alice Dickerson Whitridge
ResidenceEvergreen
Alma materPrinceton University

John Work Garrett (May 19, 1872 – June 26, 1942) was an American diplomat. His postings included Minister to Venezuela, Argentina, and the Netherlands, and Ambassador to Italy.[1]

  1. ^ "JOHN W. GARRETT, NOTED DIPLOMAT; Former U. S. Ambassador to Rome Dies at the Age of 70 in His Baltimore Home IN PARIS DURING LAST WAR Helped American Refugees in Switzerland--Belonged to Family of Financiers". The New York Times. 27 June 1942. Retrieved 9 May 2018.