About Horace H. Smith
Lived 1905 – 1976 (aged 70–71). Horace H. Smith was an American diplomat.
Horace Harrison Smith (October 5, 1905 – September 22, 1976) was an American diplomat. He was a career diplomat of the United States Foreign Service, and was the United States Ambassador to Laos from 1958 to 1960.
Biography Horace H. Smith was born in Xenia, Greene County, on October 30, 1905. He later joined the U.S. Foreign Service and became a career officer some time later. In 1932, he was a U.S. Vice Consul in the Chinese city of Guangzhou. In 1938, he was a U.S. Consul in Jinan. On March 26, 1958, President Eisenhower nominated Smith to be the United States Ambassador to Laos. He presented his credentials on April 9, 1958, and served in that position until June 21, 1960. He died on September 22, 1976, at 70 years of age.
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US diplomat (1905–1976)
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Horace H. Smith was born on 6 October 1905 in Xenia.
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Horace H. Smith died in 1976.
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Horace H. Smith was a diplomat.
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Horace H. Smith was American.
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