William Howard Wriggins

William Howard Wriggins
United States Ambassador to Sri Lanka
In office
August 18, 1977 – December 13, 1979
PresidentJimmy Carter
Preceded byJohn H. Reed
Succeeded byDonald R. Toussaint
Personal details
Born(1918-02-14)February 14, 1918
DiedAugust 30, 2008(2008-08-30) (aged 90)
Hanover, New Hampshire, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
SpouseSally Hovey Wriggins
Children3
Alma materDartmouth College
University of Chicago
Yale University
OccupationDiplomat, author, academic

William Howard Wriggins (February 14, 1918 – August 30, 2008) was a US diplomat, author and academic who served as the United States ambassador to Sri Lanka and the Maldives from 1977 until 1979.[1] His interest in the study of Sri Lanka spanned over fifty years of professional and academic work.[2][3]

  1. ^ "Former US envoy to Lanka dies". Ceylon Daily News. 2008-09-19. Retrieved 2008-09-23.
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  3. ^ "The Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training Foreign Affairs Oral History Project AMBASSADOR WILLIAM HOWARD WRIGGINS" (PDF). Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training. 8 March 1995. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 July 2024. Retrieved 6 August 2024.