Henry Endicott Stebbins

Henry Endicott Stebbins (1905 in Milton, Massachusetts – 1973) was a career Foreign Service Officer who was the first US Ambassador to Nepal. He also served as Ambassador to Uganda.

Early life

Stebbins’ parents were Rev. Roderick Stebbins and Edith Endicott (Marean) Stebbins. He graduated from Milton Academy and then Harvard in 1927.

When his 89 year old mother found out President Lyndon B. Johnson appointed him Ambassador to Uganda in 1966, she said she was thrilled to hear of his appointment but wished he was a street sweeper in Milton because “at least he’d be home.” He retired from the Service three years later, returning to Milton.