John H. Morrow

John Howard Morrow (1910–2000) was an American diplomat. In 1959, President Dwight Eisenhower appointed him the first Ambassador to independent Guinea.[1] He became the first representative of the United States in the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) during the administration of President John F. Kennedy.[2] At the time, he was one of a small number of African American high-level diplomats.

Personal life

He was the brother of E. Frederic Morrow. His son, John H. Morrow, Jr., is a Professor of History at the University of Georgia.

Morrow was a member of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity.

Writing career

His memoir is entitled First American Ambassador to Guinea (1959-1961).

References

  1. ↑ "Office of the Historian".
  2. ↑ "Office of the Historian".


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