Augustine F. Heard II, also known as Augustine F. Heard Jr., (1827–1905) was an American
Minister Resident
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and
Consul General
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to
Korea
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. He served from January 30, 1890, until June 27, 1893. He was born in
Ipswich, Massachusetts
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. He was the nephew of
Augustine Heard
Augustine Heard (March 30, 1785 – September 14, 1868) was an American entrepreneur, businessman and trader, and founder of the Augustine Heard & Co. firm in China.
Early career
Augustine Heard was born into a wealthy merchant family of Ips ...
. He graduated from
Harvard College
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in 1847. Upon the outbreak of the
Sino-Japanese war in 1894, he supported a policy of international guarantee by the powers to keep Korea free from Japanese control.
[Correspondence with other former diplomats, The North American Review, vol. 159 (1894) pp. 300-320.]
See also
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Ambassadors of the United States
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Foreign relations of North Korea
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Foreign relations of South Korea
South Korea maintains diplomatic relations with 191 countries. The country has also been a member of the United Nations since 1991, when it became a member state at the same time as North Korea. South Korea has also hosted major internation ...
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North Korea–United States relations
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South Korea–United States relations
International relations between South Korea and the United States commenced in 1950, when the United States helped establish the modern state of South Korea, also known as the Republic of Korea, and fought on its United Nations, UN-sponsored side ...
References
1827 births
1905 deaths
Harvard University alumni
People from Ipswich, Massachusetts
American consuls
Ambassadors of the United States to Korea
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