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John Howard Morrow Sr. (February 5, 1910 – January 11, 2000) was an American diplomat. In 1959, President Dwight Eisenhower appointed him the first ambassador to independent Guinea. He became the first representative of the United States in the
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(UNESCO) during the administration of President
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. At the time, he was one of a small number of
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high-level diplomats.


Personal life

Born in Hackensack, New Jersey, Morrow graduated from
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in 1931 and earned graduate degrees from the
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, a master's in 1942 and a Ph.D. in 1952.'Morrow, John Howard (1910-2000)"
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. Accessed November 25, 2017. "He was born John Howard Morrow on February 5, 1910 in Hackensack, New Jersey to John and Mary Hayes Morrow. After receiving his Bachelor’s degree (A.B., 1931) from Rutgers University, Morrow also earned his Master’s degree (M.A., 1942) and his Doctoral degree (Ph.D., 1952) both from the University of Pennsylvania." He was the brother of E. Frederic Morrow, the first African-American to hold an executive position in the
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; and
Nellie Morrow Parker Nellie K. Morrow Parker (August 27, 1902 – January 25, 1998) was the first African American school teacher in Bergen County, New Jersey. Part of the Hackensack Public Schools, Nellie K. Parker Elementary School in Hackensack, New Jersey is named ...
, the first African-American public school teacher in Bergen County, New Jersey. His son,
John H. Morrow Jr. Dr. John Howard Morrow Jr., Ph.D. (born 1944), is an American historian. As of 2022, Morrow is an Emeritus Professor at University of Georgia. From 1988 to 2022, he was the Franklin Professor and taught undergraduate and graduate courses in the ...
, is a professor of history at the
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. His daughter i
Jean Rowena
Morrow was a member of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity.


Writing career

His memoir is entitle
First American Ambassador to Guinea (1959-1961).


References

1910 births 2000 deaths Ambassadors of the United States to Guinea Permanent Delegates of the United States to UNESCO African-American diplomats People from Hackensack, New Jersey Rutgers University alumni University of Pennsylvania alumni 20th-century African-American people 20th-century American diplomats {{US-diplomat-stub