John Howard Burns (1913–2017)

Career Foreign Service Officer
State of Residence: Oklahoma

1. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Central African Republic)
   Appointed: November 10, 1961
   Presentation of Credentials: November 29, 1961
   Termination of Mission: Left post on May 6, 1963
   • Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned on January 30, 1962, after confirmation.
2. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Tanzania)
   Appointed: September 24, 1965
   Presentation of Credentials: January 3, 1966
   Termination of Mission: Left post on June 22, 1969
3. Director General of the Foreign Service
   Appointed: August 1, 1969
   Termination of Appointment: June 15, 1971