Ralph Elihu Becker

Ralph Elihu Becker
Ralph Elihu Becker
United States Ambassador to Honduras
	In office; October 27, 1976 – August 1, 1977
President	Gerald Ford
Preceded by	Phillip V. Sanchez
Succeeded by	Mari-Luci Jaramillo
Personal details
Born	January 29, 1907; New York City, New York
Died	August 24, 1994 (aged 87); Washington, D.C.
Children	Ralph Becker
Alma mater	St. John's University (LLB)
Military service
Branch/service	United States Army
Battles/wars	World War II

Ralph Elihu Becker, Sr. (January 29, 1907 – August 24, 1994) was an American diplomat and attorney who served as U.S. Ambassador to Honduras from 1976–1977 under the Ford administration. He was a founding trustee of the National Center for the Performing Arts and served as its general counsel during the Eisenhower administration and until 1976.

Early life and education

Ralph Becker was born on January 29, 1907, in New York City, to a tailor from Lithuania and a mother from Minsk. He took night courses at the City College of New York earned his law degree from St. John's University law school in 1928.

Career

He served in the Judge Advocate General's Corps in World War II as a part of the 30th Infantry Division. He landed in Normandy after D-Day and won a Bronze Star, along with medals from the Belgian, French, and Dutch governments.

After his discharge, he worked as a lawyer in Westchester County, New York.[1] He went to Washington, D. C. and became the chairman for the Young Republican National Committee. In the 1960s, he joined an Arctic expedition that he had helped sponsor, and brought back a pair of polar bears as a gift for the National Zoo in Washington, D.C.. From 1976 to 1977, he was rewarded for his lifetime of loyal service to the Republican party with an appointment as Ambassador to Honduras.

Personal life

Becker died of congestive heart failure at the George Washington University Hospital on August 24, 1994. He was buried soon afterwards in Arlington National Cemetery.[2]

His son Ralph Elihu Becker, Jr. was elected Mayor of Salt Lake City, Utah in 2007.

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References

Mak, Dayton; Kennedy, Charles Stuart (1992-08-21). American Ambassadors in a Troubled World: Interviews with Senior Diplomats: Interviews with Senior Diplomats. ABC-CLIO. ISBN 978-0-313-06576-7.
"Ralph Elihu Becker, Captain, United States Army - Foreign Service Officer". www.arlingtoncemetery.net. Retrieved 2020-07-11.

External links

Papers of Ralph Becker, Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library

Diplomatic posts
Preceded by Phillip V. Sanchez	United States Ambassador to Honduras 1976 – 1977	Succeeded by Mari-Luci Jaramillo

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[1] Mak, Dayton; Kennedy, Charles Stuart (1992-08-21). American Ambassadors in a Troubled World: Interviews with Senior Diplomats: Interviews with Senior Diplomats. ABC-CLIO. ISBN 978-0-313-06576-7.

[2] "Ralph Elihu Becker, Captain, United States Army - Foreign Service Officer". www.arlingtoncemetery.net. Retrieved 2020-07-11.