John A. Burroughs Jr.

John A. Burroughs Jr.
John A. Burroughs Jr.
	United States Ambassador to Malawi
	In office; May 7, 1981 – June 9, 1984
President	Ronald Reagan
Preceded by	Harold E. Horan
Succeeded by	Weston Adams
Personal details
Born	July 31, 1936; Washington, D.C., U.S.
Died	September 11, 2014 (aged 78)
Alma mater	University of Iowa
Profession	Career Diplomat

John Andrew Burroughs Jr. (July 31, 1936 – September 11, 2014)

United States Ambassador to Malawi from 1981 to 1984 and the United States Ambassador to Uganda from 1988 to 1991. He was a lineman for the University of Iowa

football team before spending over three decades in government service.

College career

John Burroughs grew up in

Rose Bowl games. Burroughs graduated in 1959 with a degree in political science.^[2]

Political career

Burroughs began his career as a social science teacher in

Washington, DC, in 1959. He served successively as passport examiner in 1960-63, Assistant Chief of Special Services Branch of the Passport Office in 1963-64, and administrative assistant in the Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs in 1964-66.^[3] He transferred to the Department of the Navy in 1966, where he traveled the world with the Secretary of the Navy and the Assistant Secretary of Defense and was awarded a Merrill Trust Fellowship to attend the Stanford University Executive Program.^[4]

Burroughs returned to the Department of State in 1977 as deputy assistant secretary for Equal Employment Opportunity. In 1980, he received the department's Superior Service Award from the under secretary of management for his efforts in increasing the number of minorities and women in the U.S. Foreign Service Officer Corps. Burroughs became United States ambassador to the

Republic of Malawi in 1981 and served in that capacity for three years.^[2] He later served as United States ambassador to Uganda from 1988 to 1991.^[5] Burroughs retired from government service in 1994. He recorded an oral history and is featured in a "Moment in U.S. Diplomatic History^[6]" with the Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training

.

References

^ "John A. Burroughs Jr". The Washington Post. 2014-09-26. Retrieved 2022-09-02.
^ ^a ^b "Burroughs Distinguished Alumni Award". Iowalum.com. Retrieved 2012-09-03.
^ "Ambassador nomination". Presidency.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2012-09-03.
^ Lifetime Achievement Award(registration required)
^ "US Ambassadors to Uganda". Nndb.com. Retrieved 2012-09-03.
^ "John A. Burroughs – From Tackling with the Philadelphia Eagles to Tackling Equal Opportunity at the State Department – Association for Diplomatic Studies & Training". adst.org. Retrieved 2023-07-12.

Diplomatic posts
Preceded by Harold E. Horan	United States Ambassador to Malawi 1981–1984	Succeeded by Weston Adams
Preceded by Robert Gordon Houdek	United States Ambassador to Uganda 1988–1991	Succeeded by Johnnie Carson

[1] "John A. Burroughs Jr". The Washington Post. 2014-09-26. Retrieved 2022-09-02.

[iowalum1-2] "Burroughs Distinguished Alumni Award". Iowalum.com. Retrieved 2012-09-03.

[3] "Ambassador nomination". Presidency.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2012-09-03.

[4] Lifetime Achievement Award(registration required)

[5] "US Ambassadors to Uganda". Nndb.com. Retrieved 2012-09-03.

[6] "John A. Burroughs – From Tackling with the Philadelphia Eagles to Tackling Equal Opportunity at the State Department – Association for Diplomatic Studies & Training". adst.org. Retrieved 2023-07-12.

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