Walter Howe

Walter Howe (June 10, 1907 – April 8, 1966) was an American diplomat who served as United States Ambassador to Chile from 1958 to 1961.[1]

Howe was born in Washington, D.C., the son of Ernest Howe and Anne Wilson Howe. He died at the University of Virginia Hospital, aged 58, after suffering a heart attack.[2]

Howe was a strong critic of Fidel Castro and his regime. On behalf of President Eisenhower, he wrote a letter “defending our policies and sharply attacking Fidel Castro and other Cuban leaders for ‘betrayal’ of the ideals they proclaimed when they took power on Jan. 1, 1959.”[3]

Before becoming ambassador, Howe was a member of the Connecticut General Assembly from 1934 to 1942, speaker of the House of Representatives from 1939 to 1940 and director of the United States Foreign Operations Mission to Columbia. He served in the Navy during World War II and the Korean War.[3]

References
  1. Department of State website
  2. Commonwealth of Virginia: Certificate of Death for Walter Howe. Virginia, Death Records, 1912-2014. (Occupation: "Former ambassador to Chile.")
  3. "WALTER HOWE, 58, DIPLOMAT, IS DEAD. Eisenhower Envoy to Chili Scored Castro Regime" (PDF). Connecticut General Assembly. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
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