AKA Henry Alfred Byroade

Born: 24-Jul-1913
Birthplace: Maumee Township, IN
Died: 31-Dec-1993
Location of death: Bethesda, MD [1]
Cause of death: Heart Failure [2]
Remains: Buried, Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA

Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Diplomat

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: US Ambassador to Pakistan, 1973-77

Military service: US Army (WWII, captain 1937-46, brigadier general 1946-52)

[2] Heart attack as well as complications from cancer surgery.

Father: Ernest C. Byroade
Mother: Carrie Byroade
Brother: (d. age 45, boating accident)
Sister: (d. age 55, cancer)
Wife: Mary K. Richard (m. 1937, div. 1961, three sons)
Son: Gene Byroade
Son: John Byroade
Son: Alan Byroade
Wife: Jitka Donda Henson (Czech, m. 1962)
Daughter: Linda Byroade Griffin (b. 1965)

    University: BS, US Military Academy, West Point (1937)
    University: MS, Cornell University (1940)

    US Ambassador to Pakistan (1973-77)
    US Ambassador to the Philippines (1969-73)
    US Ambassador to Burma (1963-68)
    US Ambassador to Afghanistan (1959-62)
    US Ambassador to South Africa (1956-59)
    US Ambassador to Egypt (1955-56)
    US Assistant Secretary of State for Near East Affairs (1952-55)
    US State Department Director, Bureau of German Affairs (1949-52)
    US State Department Acting Deputy Director, Bureau of German and Austrian Affairs (1949)
    Northrop VP for Saudi Arabia (1977-79)
    Afghanistan Relief Committee Board of Directors

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