Matthew J. Looram, Jr.
Matthew James Looram Jr. (1921-2004) was an American Career Foreign Service Officer who served as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Benin from 1969 until 1971 and Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Somalia (1972-1973).[1]
Looram graduated from Harvard and served in the US Army, 13th Airborne Division. Married to (née Rothschild) (1924–2012) in 1943 and the father of Bettina Burr, they lived in Georgetown (Washington, D.C.)[2]
References[]
- ^ "Matthew James Looram Jr. (1921–2004)". Office of the Historian. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
- ^ "Bettina Looram". The Telegraph, 30 November 2012. Retrieved 6 November March 2019
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- People from Georgetown (Washington, D.C.)
- Ambassadors of the United States to Benin
- Ambassadors of the United States to Somalia
- Harvard University alumni
- 1921 births
- 2004 deaths
- United States Army personnel of World War II
- American diplomat stubs