Howland Hill Sargeant (July 13, 1911 – February 29, 1984) was

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from 1952–53, and the president of Radio Liberty from 1954 to 1975.

Biography

Born in 1911 in

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, Howland H. Sargeant was educated at

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, graduating in 1932. He played for the Dartmouth Big Green baseball team. In 1932, he was a

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. Sargeant later joined the

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. In 1947, he became Deputy

.Howland H. Sargeant Papers at the Harry S. Truman Library & Museum
/ref> In this capacity, Sargeant was a member of the United States delegation to

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and in 1950 was Vice-President of the UNESCO General Conference that met in

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. During his time as Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs, Sargeant met actress Myrna Loy, who was a member of the U.S. delegation to UNESCO. Sargeant married Loy on June 2, 1951, becoming Loy's fourth husband.NNDB Profile of Myrna Loy
/ref> This marriage would end in a divorce on May 31, 1960, and the couple did not have any children. In 1952,

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Harry Truman nominated Sargeant to be

and Sargeant subsequently held this office from February 21, 1952, until January 29, 1953. The American Committee for the Liberation of the Peoples of Russia founded Radio Liberty in 1954, and Sargeant became Radio Liberty's first president. He held this position until 1975. Radio Liberty merged with Radio Free Europe in 1976. Sargeant died on February 29, 1984, of an apparent heart attack.

References

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