Monteagle Stearns
Monteagle Stearns | |
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Robert Vossler Keeley | |
Personal details | |
Born | Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S. | December 5, 1924
Died | May 14, 2016 Belmont, Massachusetts, U.S. | (aged 91)
Spouse | Antonia Riddleberger |
Children | 6 |
Education | Columbia University |
Profession | Diplomat |
Monteagle "Monty" Stearns (December 5, 1924 – May 14, 2016) was an American diplomat and author. He served as
Born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, he attended Columbia University in 1948 and graduated with his B.A.[1] He was a member of the American Academy of Diplomacy and Council on Foreign Relations.[2] He was married to Antonia Riddleberger and had 6 children. He was the son-in-law of James W. Riddleberger.[2][3]
Stearns grew up in
Honors
In 2014, he was made Grand Commander of the Order of the Phoenix by the president of the Hellenic Republic.[1]
Death
Stearns died on May 14, 2016, aged 91, in Belmont, Massachusetts. He was survived by his wife of 57 years, Antonia Stearns (née Riddleberger); a sister (Mrs. Mary Lou Roppoli), six children, and eight grandchildren.[4][5]
Books
- Stearns, Monteagle (1992). Entangled Allies: U.S. Policy Toward Greece, Turkey, and Cyprus. Council on Foreign Relations Press. ISBN 0-87609-110-9.
- Stearns, Monteagle (1996). Talking to Strangers: Improving American Diplomacy at Home and Abroad. Princeton University Press. ISBN 0-691-01130-3.
References
- ^ a b c "Obituaries". Columbia College Today. Winter 2016. Retrieved December 7, 2020.
- ^ a b Profile at NNDB
- ^ "Monteagle Stearns".
- ^ Papahelas, Alexis (May 15, 2016). "Πέθανε ο πρώην πρέσβης των ΗΠΑ στην Αθήνα Μόντυ Στερνς" (in Greek). Kathimerini. Retrieved May 15, 2016.
- ^ Former US Ambassador to Greece Stearns dies, ekathimerini.com; accessed February 24, 2022.