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American diplomat (1920–2016) For the film director, see John Reinhardt (director).
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John E. Reinhardt
United States Ambassador to Nigeria
In office
December 3, 1971 – February 23, 1975
PresidentRichard Nixon
Gerald Ford
Preceded byWilliam C. Trueheart
Succeeded byDonald B. Easum
14th Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs
In office
April 22, 1975 – March 22, 1977
Preceded byCarol Laise
Succeeded byHodding Carter III
Personal details
BornJohn Edward Reinhardt
(1920-03-08)March 8, 1920
Knoxville, Tennessee
DiedFebruary 18, 2016(2016-02-18) (aged 95)
Silver Spring, Maryland
Alma materKnoxville College
University of Chicago
University of Wisconsin–Madison

John Edward Reinhardt (March 8, 1920 – February 18, 2016) was an American ambassador and diplomat.

Reinhardt was born in Glade Spring, Virginia and raised in Knoxville, Tennessee. After graduating from Knoxville College in 1939, he attended the University of Chicago, initially pursuing a graduate degree in English, but did not finish on account to serving in World War II. His doctorate in English was completed in 1950 at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. He was the American ambassador to Nigeria from 1971 to 1975. From 1975 to 1977, he was Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs. He became the director of the United States Information Agency from 1977 to 1980. He was a member of the Peabody Awards Board of Jurors from 1980 to 1987 Reinhardt later was a professor of political science at the University of Vermont from 1987 to 1991.

On June 16, 2004 he joined a group of twenty seven called Diplomats and Military Commanders for Change opposing the Iraq War. He died on February 18, 2016.

References

  1. "Reinhardt, John Edward (1920- ) - The Black Past: Remembered and Reclaimed". 4 February 2015.
  2. "The Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training Foreign Affairs Oral History Project Ralph J. Bunch Legacy: Minority Officers AMBASSADOR JOHN E. REINHARDT" (PDF). Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training. 28 March 2002. Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 July 2024. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
  3. "The Peabody Awards". Archived from the original on 2015-05-18. Retrieved 2015-05-13.
  4. John E. Reinhardt, ambassador and head of US Information Agency dies at 95, New York Times
  1. The Political Graveyard
  2. US Institute of Peace at the Wayback Machine (archived December 23, 2003)
Government offices
Preceded byCarol Laise Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs
April 22, 1975 – March 22, 1977 		Succeeded byHodding Carter III
Diplomatic posts
Preceded byWilliam C. Trueheart United States Ambassador to Nigeria
1971–1975 		Succeeded byDonald B. Easum
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