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).
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