Armin H. Meyer

Armin H. Meyer
34th United States Ambassador to Japan
In office
July 3, 1969 (1969-07-03) – March 27, 1972 (1972-03-27)
PresidentRichard Nixon
Preceded byU. Alexis Johnson
Succeeded byRobert S. Ingersoll
34th United States Ambassador to Iran
In office
1965 (1965) – 1969 (1969)
PresidentLyndon B. Johnson
Preceded byJulius C. Holmes
Succeeded byDouglas MacArthur II
7th United States Ambassador to Lebanon
In office
1961 (1961) – 1965 (1965)
PresidentJohn F. Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson
Preceded byRobert McClintock
Succeeded byDwight J. Porter
Personal details
BornArmin Henry Meyer
(1914-01-19)January 19, 1914
Fort Wayne, Indiana
DiedAugust 13, 2006(2006-08-13) (aged 92)
Parents
  • Armin P. (father)
  • Leona Buss Meyer (mother)
Alma materOhio State University
President John F. Kennedy meets with US Ambassador to the Republic of Lebanon, Armin H. Meyer.

Armin Henry Meyer (19 January 1914, in Fort Wayne, Indiana – 13 August 2006) was an American diplomat who served as United States Ambassador to Lebanon (1961 to 1965), United States Ambassador to Iran (1965–1969), and United States Ambassador to Japan (1969–1972).[1][2][3][4]

Meyer found his tenure in Japan to be "particularly challenging ... because he faced the task of ‘easing the shock of President Nixon’s historic breakthrough to China.’" During his ambassadorship, he was involved in negotiations leading to the Okinawa Reversion Agreement, which transferred administrative authority over the Ryukyu Islands and Daitō Islands to Japan in 1972.[5] After Richard Nixon created a task force on international terrorism following the killing of Israeli athletes during the Munich massacre at the 1972 Summer Olympics, Meyer returned to the State Department to head the task force.[6]

Meyer's parents were Armin P., a Lutheran minister, and Leona Buss Meyer. Leona died when Armin was three and then he was raised by three aunts in Lincoln, Illinois.[7]

Meyer graduated from Capital University in 1939. In 1941, he earned a master's degree in mathematics at Ohio State University. In 1943, Meyer joined the staff of the United States Office of War Information in Cairo.[8]

Publications

Assignment Tokyo: An Ambassador's Journal (1974)

References

  1. ↑ Armin H. Meyer, 92, career diplomat, The Washington Times, Thursday, September 7, 2006, http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2006/sep/7/20060907-111828-4190r/
  2. ↑ Hevesi, Dennis (September 10, 2006). "Armin Meyer, 92, U.S. Ambassador to 3 Countries, Is Dead". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved July 21, 2022.
  3. ↑ Obituaries, Armin H. Meyer, 92; U.S. Ambassador, State Department Official, September 13, 2006|From Times Staff and Wire Reports, https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-sep-13-me-passings13.1-story.html
  4. ↑ "The Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training Foreign Affairs Oral History Project AMBASSADOR ARMIN H. MEYER" (PDF). Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training. February 8, 1989. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 29, 2024. Retrieved July 29, 2024.
  5. ↑ Agreement between Japan and the United States of America concerning the Ryukyu Islands and the Daito Islands (PDF), vol. 841, United Nations Treaty Series, June 17, 1971, pp. 275–289, retrieved May 8, 2026
  6. ↑ Hevesi, Dennis (September 10, 2006). "Armin Meyer, 92, U.S. Ambassador to 3 Countries, Is Dead". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved July 21, 2022.
  7. ↑ Hevesi, Dennis (September 10, 2006). "Armin Meyer, 92, U.S. Ambassador to 3 Countries, Is Dead". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved July 21, 2022.
  8. ↑ Hevesi, Dennis (September 10, 2006). "Armin Meyer, 92, U.S. Ambassador to 3 Countries, Is Dead". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved July 21, 2022.
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