Leland Judd Barrows (October 27, 1906 – March 3, 1988) was an American ambassador to

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and

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. He was born in

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. He married Mabel Irene Conley on March 21, 1935. He served various diplomatic positions including a member of the Council on Foreign Relations;

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and foreign service officer; along with his ambassadorships; as well as a Newspaper reporter and radio broadcaster outside of the

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. He died in 1988. His parents were Eugene Barrows and Florence Emma (Judd) Barrows.

Education

He graduated from the

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with a master's degree in political science.

Career

Narrows has had a varied career in government. While

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was president, he served in the Office of Price Administration, the Federal Public Housing Authority, and the Department of State, 1944–48; Executive Assistant to the Special, Representative in Europe, Economic Cooperation Administration, 1948–53; Director, Mission to Greece, Foreign Operations Agency, 1952–54; and Mission to Vietnam, 1949–1958.

Personal life

Barrows was married to Irene Conley Barrows, with whom he had two children. His son, Leland C. Barrows, was a graduate of

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and served as a history professor at

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References

1906 births 1988 deaths Ambassadors of the United States to Togo Ambassadors of the United States to Cameroon People from Hutchinson, Kansas University of Kansas alumni {{US-diplomat-stub