Henry A. Byroade
Henry Alfred Byroade (July 24, 1913 – December 31, 1993) was an American career diplomat. Over the course of his career, he served in Egypt (1955–1956), South Africa (1956–1959), Afghanistan (1959–1962), Burma (1963–1968), the Philippines (1969–1973), and Pakistan (1973–1977). A 1937 graduate of West Point, he served in the China-Burma-India Theater during World War II, and oversaw the construction of airfields in India and in China for the Fourteenth Air Force and the Boeing B-29 Superfortress bombers of the Twentieth Air Force as part of Operation Matterhorn. After the war he was chief of staff to George C. Marshall with the Marshall Mission to China.
Henry A. Byroade | |
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Ambassador Byroade (right) being received by Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser, 1955 | |
| 12th United States Ambassador to Pakistan | |
| In office October 15, 1973 – April 23, 1977 | |
| President | Richard Nixon Gerald Ford Jimmy Carter |
| Preceded by | Joseph S. Farland |
| Succeeded by | Arthur W. Hummel Jr. |
| United States Ambassador to the Philippines | |
| In office August 29, 1969 – May 25, 1973 | |
| President | Richard Nixon |
| Preceded by | G. Mennen Williams |
| Succeeded by | William H. Sullivan |
| United States Ambassador to Burma | |
| In office September 10, 1963 – June 11, 1968 | |
| President | John F. Kennedy Lyndon B. Johnson |
| Preceded by | John Scott Everton |
| Succeeded by | Arthur W. Hummel Jr. |
| 9th United States Ambassador to Afghanistan | |
| In office March 21, 1959 – January 19, 1962 | |
| President | Dwight D. Eisenhower John F. Kennedy |
| Preceded by | Sheldon T. Mills |
| Succeeded by | John M. Steeves |
| United States Ambassador to South Africa | |
| In office October 9, 1956 – January 24, 1959 | |
| President | Dwight D. Eisenhower |
| Preceded by | Edward T. Wailes |
| Succeeded by | Philip K. Crowe |
| United States Ambassador to Egypt | |
| In office March 7, 1955 – September 10, 1956 | |
| President | Dwight D. Eisenhower |
| Preceded by | Jefferson Caffery |
| Succeeded by | Raymond A. Hare |
| 2nd Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern, South Asian, and African Affairs | |
| In office April 14, 1952 – January 25, 1955 | |
| President | Harry S. Truman Dwight D. Eisenhower |
| Preceded by | George C. McGhee |
| Succeeded by | George V. Allen |
| Military career | |
| Born | July 24, 1913 Maumee Township, Allen County, Indiana |
| Died | December 31, 1993 (aged 80) Bethesda, Maryland |
| Buried | |
| Allegiance | United States of America |
| Service/ | United States Army |
| Years of service | 1937-1952 |
| Rank | Brigadier General |
| Service number | O-20624 |
| Unit | Corps of Engineers |
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