John Gordon Mein
John Gordon Mein | |
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| United States Ambassador to Guatemala | |
| In office September 22, 1965 – August 28, 1968 | |
| President | Lyndon B. Johnson |
| Preceded by | John O. Bell |
| Succeeded by | Nathaniel Davis |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 10, 1913 |
| Died | August 28, 1968 (aged 54) Guatemala City, Guatemala |
| Profession | Diplomat |
John Gordon Mein (September 10, 1913 – August 28, 1968) was the first United States ambassador to be assassinated while serving in office.[1]
Mein served as the United States Ambassador to Guatemala during the Guatemalan Civil War. He was shot by rebels belonging to the Rebel Armed Forces (FAR) one block from the U.S. consulate on Avenida Reforma in Guatemala City on August 28, 1968. U.S. officials believed that FAR intended to kidnap him in order to negotiate an exchange, but instead they shot him when he attempted to escape.[2] The rebels had killed two U.S. military aides prior to the assassination of Mein.[3]
He is buried at Rock Creek Cemetery, in Washington, D.C.
See also
References
- ^ "Eight Bullets in Guatemala". Life: 52A. September 6, 1968.
- ^ "Information Memorandum From the Acting Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs (Vaky) to Secretary of State Rusk". Foreign Relations of the United States, 1964–1968. XXXI, South and Central America. U.S. Dept. of State, Office of the Historian. August 29, 1968.
- ^ "The Assassination of Ambassador John Gordon Mein, Guatemala, 1968". Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training. 2013-08-26. Retrieved 2019-02-28.
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