John E. Reinhardt

John E. Reinhardt
United States Ambassador to Nigeria
In office
December 3, 1971  February 23, 1975
PresidentRichard Nixon
Gerald Ford
Preceded byWilliam C. Trueheart
Succeeded byDonald B. Easum
14th Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs
In office
April 22, 1975  March 22, 1977
Preceded byCarol Laise
Succeeded byHodding Carter III
Personal details
Born
John Edward Reinhardt

(1920-03-08)March 8, 1920
Knoxville, Tennessee
DiedFebruary 18, 2016(2016-02-18) (aged 95)
Silver Spring, Maryland
Alma materKnoxville College
University of Chicago
University of Wisconsin–Madison

John Edward Reinhardt (March 8, 1920 February 18, 2016) was an American ambassador and diplomat. He was the first career diplomat to head the U.S. Information Agency (USIA) and the first Black Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs.