Natale H. Bellocchi

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Natale H. Bellocchi
John Florian Kordek
Personal details
Born
Natale Hans Bellocchi

(1926-07-05)July 5, 1926
Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service (Master's, 1954)
OccupationIndustrial engineer, diplomat
Military career
Allegiance United States
Service/branch United States Army
Years of service1950–1953
UnitSecond Infantry Division, 23rd Infantry, Company A
Battles/warsKorean War

Natale Hans Bellocchi (July 5, 1926–November 17, 2014) was an American

Foreign Service Officer, with numerous postings to nations in Asia, where he encouraged trade and commerce, and as ambassador to Botswana
.

Early life and education

Natale Hans Bellocchi was born into an ethnic Italian family in 1926 in

Little Falls, New York; his parents were Pietro and Marianna (Fenni) Bellocchi.[1] He had an older sister Elsie Bellochhi.[1] After their father died during the Great Depression when Natale was 12, the family had strict finances, but were helped by relatives and friends in the Italian community.[2]

Bellocchi attended the public high school. Disappointed at being rejected in 1944 for the draft, he went away to college.

Georgia Institute of Technology
in 1948.

Career

Bellochi started his career as an industrial engineer for

Officer Candidate School after basic training, and being assigned to the Second Infantry Division, 23rd Infantry, Company A.[2]

His experiences changed his goals and, after the war, Bellocchi returned to graduate school on the

Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service of Georgetown University.[2]

Bellocchi joined the

Foreign Service Officer (FSO), Bellocchi chose to serve in Asia.[2]

He was initially stationed in

managerial class in Hong Kong.[2] He also worked in Vietnam, India, and Japan
.

After a variety of postings in Asia, Bellocchi worked for the State Department's Bureau of Intelligence and Research in Washington, DC.[3]

In 1985, Bellocchi was appointed ambassador to Botswana, serving until 1988.[4] From 1990 to 1995, Bellocchi was chairman of the American Institute in Taiwan.[5]

Bellochi and his family returned to the United States when he retired. He died in Bethesda, Maryland, of heart disease on November 17, 2014.[6][7] A funeral was held in December 2015, at Arlington National Cemetery.[8]

Marriage and family

Bellochi married Lilan Liu. They had two children together.[9][10]

References

  1. ^ a b "Elsie Bellocchi Moller". Ithaca Times. May 11, 2015. Retrieved August 26, 2015.
  2. ^
    Kennedy, Charles Stuart (March 21, 1995). "Interview with Natale H. Bellocchi" (PDF). Library of Congress. p. 85. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 4, 2014. Retrieved November 18, 2014. Alt URL
  3. ^ "Reagan Selects 2 as Envoys". New York Times. Associated Press. August 20, 1985. Retrieved August 26, 2015.
  4. ^ "Nomination of Natale H. Bellocchi To Be United States Ambassador to Botswana". The American Presidency Project. August 19, 1985. Archived from the original on November 29, 2014. Retrieved November 18, 2014.
  5. ^ Cheng, Rita; Tang, Pei-chun; Yeh, Sophia; Chen, Jay (November 18, 2014). "Former AIT chief Bellocchi remembered in Taipei". Central News Agency. Retrieved November 18, 2014.
  6. ^ "Obituaries". State Magazine. United States Department of State. Bureau of Human Resources. Archived from the original on December 8, 2015. Retrieved May 6, 2015.
  7. ^ "Washington-area obituaries of note". Washington Post. November 26, 2014. Nat H. Bellocchi, ambassador. Retrieved August 26, 2015.
  8. ^ Lowther, William (December 30, 2015). "Belated military funeral held for former AIT head". Taipei Times. Retrieved December 30, 2015.
  9. ^ Hou, Elaine (November 18, 2014). "AIT mourns death of former chairman Bellocchi". Central News Agency. Retrieved November 19, 2014.
  10. ^ "Natale Bellocchi appointed AIT board chairman, managing director". American Institute in Taiwan. Central News Agency. July 6, 1990.
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by
United States Ambassador to Botswana

1985–1988 		Succeeded by
John Florian Kordek
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