John Arthur Ferch | |
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15th United States Ambassador to Honduras | |
In office August 22, 1985 –July 9, 1986 | |
President | Ronald Reagan |
Preceded by | John D. Negroponte |
Succeeded by | Everett Ellis Briggs |
Chief of the U.S. Interests Section in Cuba | |
In office August 1982 –July 1985 | |
President | Ronald Reagan |
Preceded by | Wayne S. Smith |
Succeeded by | Curtis W. Kamman |
Personal details | |
Born | Toledo,Ohio | February 6,1936
Died | May 5,2020 84) Fairfax,Virginia | (aged
Profession | Diplomat |
John Arthur Ferch (February 6,1936 - May 5,2020) was a United States diplomat.
Ferch was born in Ohio in 1936. [1] He grew up in Toledo and graduated from Princeton University in 1958. [2]
A career Foreign Service officer, [3] he served as United States Ambassador to Honduras from 1985 to 1986. [4] [5]
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