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Armin H. Meyer

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Armin H. Meyer
34th United States Ambassador to Japan
In office
July 3, 1969 (1969-07-03) – March 27, 1972 (1972-03-27)
PresidentRichard Nixon
Preceded byU. Alexis Johnson
Succeeded byRobert S. Ingersoll
34th United States Ambassador to Iran
In office
1965 (1965)–1969 (1969)
PresidentLyndon B. Johnson
Preceded byJulius C. Holmes
Succeeded byDouglas MacArthur II
7th United States Ambassador to Lebanon
In office
1961 (1961)–1965 (1965)
PresidentJohn F. Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson
Preceded byRobert McClintock
Succeeded byDwight J. Porter
Personal details
Born
Armin Henry Meyer

(1914-01-19)January 19, 1914
Fort Wayne, Indiana
DiedAugust 13, 2006(2006-08-13) (aged 92)
Parents
  • Armin P. (father)
  • Leona Buss Meyer (mother)
Alma materOhio State University
President John F. Kennedy meets with US Ambassador to the Republic of Lebanon, Armin H. Meyer.

Armin Henry Meyer (19 January 1914, in Fort Wayne, Indiana – 13 August 2006) was an American diplomat who served as United States Ambassador to Lebanon (1961 to 1965), United States Ambassador to Iran (1965–1969), and United States Ambassador to Japan (1969–1972).[1][2][3][4]

Meyer found his tenure in Japan to be "particularly challenging ... because he faced the task of ‘easing the shock of President Nixon’s historic breakthrough to China.’". While in Japan, he led negotiations which ultimately let to the return of Japanese sovereignty in Japan. Richard Nixon creates a task force on international terrorism after Israeli athletes were killed at the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich. Meyer returned to the State Department to head the task force.[5]

Meyer's parents were Armin P., a Lutheran minister, and Leona Buss Meyer. Leona died when Armin was three and then he was raised by three aunts in Lincoln, Illinois.[6]

Meyer graduated from Capital University in 1939. In 1941, he earned a master's degree in mathematics at Ohio State University. In 1943, Meyer joined the staff of the United States Office of War Information in Cairo.[7]

Publications

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Assignment Tokyo: An Ambassador's Journal (1974)

References

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  1. ^ Armin H. Meyer, 92, career diplomat, The Washington Times, Thursday, September 7, 2006, http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2006/sep/7/20060907-111828-4190r/
  2. ^ Hevesi, Dennis (2006-09-10). "Armin Meyer, 92, U.S. Ambassador to 3 Countries, Is Dead". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-07-21.
  3. ^ Obituaries, Armin H. Meyer, 92; U.S. Ambassador, State Department Official, September 13, 2006|From Times Staff and Wire Reports, https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-sep-13-me-passings13.1-story.html
  4. ^ "The Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training Foreign Affairs Oral History Project AMBASSADOR ARMIN H. MEYER" (PDF). Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training. 8 February 1989. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 June 2024. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
  5. ^ Hevesi, Dennis (2006-09-10). "Armin Meyer, 92, U.S. Ambassador to 3 Countries, Is Dead". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-07-21.
  6. ^ Hevesi, Dennis (2006-09-10). "Armin Meyer, 92, U.S. Ambassador to 3 Countries, Is Dead". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-07-21.
  7. ^ Hevesi, Dennis (2006-09-10). "Armin Meyer, 92, U.S. Ambassador to 3 Countries, Is Dead". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-07-21.
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