Harry G. Barnes Jr.
Harry G. Barnes, Jr. | |
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Barnes in 1981 | |
| United States Ambassador to Chile | |
| In office November 18, 1985 – November 26, 1988 | |
| President | Ronald Reagan |
| Preceded by | James D. Theberge |
| Succeeded by | Charles A. Gillespie, Jr. |
| United States Ambassador to India | |
| In office November 17, 1981 – June 27, 1985 | |
| President | Ronald Reagan |
| Preceded by | Robert F. Goheen |
| Succeeded by | John Gunther Dean |
| 15th Director General of the Foreign Service | |
| In office December 22, 1977 – February 8, 1981 | |
| President | Jimmy Carter Ronald Reagan |
| Preceded by | Carol Laise |
| Succeeded by | Joan M. Clark |
| United States Ambassador to Romania | |
| In office March 14, 1974 – November 10, 1977 | |
| President | Richard Nixon Gerald Ford Jimmy Carter |
| Preceded by | Leonard C. Meeker |
| Succeeded by | O. Rudolph Aggrey |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 5, 1926 St. Paul, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Died | August 9, 2012 (aged 86) Lebanon, New Hampshire, U.S. |
| Spouse | Elizabeth Ann Sibley |
| Children | 4 |
| Alma mater | Amherst College (BA) Columbia University (MA) National War College |
| Profession | Diplomat |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Branch/service | United States Army |
| Years of service | 1944-1946 |
Harry George Barnes Jr. (June 5, 1926 – August 9, 2012) was an American diplomat, known for his role in ending the government of Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet. A former Foreign Service Officer who served as US ambassador to Romania, India, and Chile, Barnes also occupied the post of Director General of the Foreign Service at the Department of State between December 22, 1977, and February 8, 1981. Elliott Abrams, the United States assistant secretary of state for inter-American affairs, once called Barnes "a world-class ambassador."