John E. Dolibois

John Ernest Dolibois (né Jean Ernst Dolibois; December 4, 1918 – May 2, 2014) was an American diplomat and university administrator who served as the United States Ambassador to Luxembourg from 1981 to 1985.

Early life Dolibois was a native of Bonnevoie, Luxembourg. He emigrated to the United States with his father in 1931, settling in Akron, Ohio. He graduated from North High School in Akron and then attended Miami University, where he earned a bachelor's degree in psychology and was a member of Beta Theta Pi.

Career Dolibois served in the United States Army from 1942 to 1946, during World War II. He was a member of the so-called Ritchie Boys, a special military intelligence unit composed mainly of German, Austrian, and Czech refugees and immigrants to the United States. He taught German order of battle and Nazi Party hierarchy to army officers preparing for war and worked for the Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force in France. Dolibois was a frequent speaker to students and other audiences about his experiences during the Nuremberg trials.

U.S. President Ronald Reagan named Dolibois as United States Ambassador to Luxembourg on August 6, 1981. He was awarded the Order of the Oak Crown by Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg in 1987. In 1989, his autobiography, Pattern of Circles: An Ambassador's Story, was published by the Kent State University Press. Dolibois died on May 2, 2014, in Cincinnati, Ohio, at the age of 95.