Brewster Hillard Morris (February 7, 1909 – September 3, 1990) was an American diplomat. He was the United States Ambassador to

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from 1963 to 1967.

Biography

Morris was born in Bryn Mawr, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, on February 7, 1909. He graduated from

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in 1930 and later joined the U.S. Foreign Service. He served as Vice Consul in Montreal, Quebec, Canada (1938), and

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(1943). He also served in Berlin (before and after World War II), Moscow, London, Bonn, Montreal, Vienna, Dresden, and Frankfurt. In 1963, Morris was nominated to be the United States Ambassador to Chad by President Kennedy, and was confirmed on August 12, 1963. He served in that post until January 20, 1967. He later retired from the Foreign Service and died at his home in Tiburon, California, on September 3, 1990. He was 81 years old.

References

External links

United States Department of State: Chiefs of Mission for Chad

United States Department of State: Chad

United States Embassy in N'Djamena
Ambassadors of the United States to Chad 1909 births 1990 deaths People from Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania Haverford College alumni People from Tiburon, California United States Foreign Service personnel {{US-diplomat-stub