Diplomat Graves & Memorials

William M. Rountree

1917–1995 (age 78)

Rock Creek Cemetery

William M. Rountree (1917–1995) was an American diplomat who held numerous ambassadorial posts and is buried at Rock C...

Edwin Allan Lightner

1907–1990 (age 83)

Rock Creek Cemetery

Edwin Allan Lightner (1907–1990) was an American diplomat who served as ambassador to Jordan among other posts and is ...

R. Borden Reams

1904–1994 (age 90)

Rock Creek Cemetery

R. Borden Reams (1904-1994) was an American diplomat who represented U.S. interests overseas and now rests at Rock Creek...

Eleanor Lansing Dulles

1895–1996 (age 101)

Rock Creek Cemetery

Eleanor Lansing Dulles (1895-1996) was an American diplomat and economist interred at Rock Creek Cemetery.

Parker T. Hart

1910–1997 (age 87)

Mount Hope Cemetery

Parker T. Hart (1910–1997) was a distinguished American diplomat and Middle East specialist interred at Mount Hope Cem...

Vernon A. Walters

1917–2002 (age 85)

Arlington National Cemetery

Vernon A. Walters, a New York City native, combined a long Army career with diplomatic postings as an interpreter and U....

George F. Kennan

1904–2005 (age 101)

Princeton Cemetery

George F. Kennan (1904–2005) was a Milwaukee-born diplomat and historian best known for shaping U.S. Cold War policy a...

Jeane Kirkpatrick

1926–2006 (age 80)

Parklawn Memorial Park

Jeane Kirkpatrick (1926–2006) of Duncan served as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations under Ronald Reagan and is bur...

William D. Brewer

1922–2009 (age 87)

Indian Hill Cemetery

William D. Brewer (1922–2009) was a Middletown-born diplomat whose final resting place is Indian Hill Cemetery.

Walter P. McConaughy

1908–2000 (age 92)

Montevallo Cemetery

Walter P. McConaughy (1908–2000) was a career American diplomat who served as U.S. ambassador to several countries bef...

Edward J. Perkins

1928–2020 (age 92)

Arlington National Cemetery

Edward J. Perkins was a career diplomat who served as U.S. Ambassador to South Africa and the United Nations before his ...

Robert O. Blake

1921–2015 (age 94)

Arlington National Cemetery

Robert O. Blake was a career U.S. diplomat who served as ambassador to Sri Lanka, the Maldives, and the Philippines.

Robert Reimann

1936–2014 (age 78)

Arlington National Cemetery

Robert Reimann was a career U.S. Foreign Service officer who served in ambassadorial and senior diplomatic posts.

Henry Kissinger

1923–2023 (age 100)

Arlington National Cemetery

Henry Kissinger was a German-born American statesman who served as National Security Advisor and Secretary of State in t...

Alexander Haig

1924–2010 (age 86)

Arlington National Cemetery

Alexander Haig was a U.S. Army general who served as White House chief of staff and Secretary of State in the early Reag...

Lawrence Eagleburger

1930–2011 (age 81)

Arlington National Cemetery

Lawrence Eagleburger was a career Foreign Service officer who briefly served as Secretary of State following the end of ...

Robert M. Sayre

1924–2016 (age 92)

Arlington National Cemetery

Robert M. Sayre (1924-2016) was an American diplomat who served as ambassador to Panama and other nations during a long ...

Raymond Telles

1915–2013 (age 98)

Evergreen Cemetery

Raymond Telles was a pioneering American diplomat and the first Hispanic mayor of El Paso, buried at Evergreen Cemetery.

Donald M. Blinken

1925–2022 (age 97)

Mount Hope Cemetery

Donald M. Blinken (1925–2022) was a New York City-based diplomat and businessman who represented the United States as ...

William B. Buffum

1921–2012 (age 91)

Imiola Church Cemetery

William B. Buffum (1921–2012) was a U.S. diplomat who represented the country abroad and whose life concluded in Bingh...

Christopher Van Hollen

1922–2013 (age 91)

North Fayston Cemetery

Christopher Van Hollen (1922–2013) was a U.S. diplomat and ambassador whose memory endures at North Fayston Cemetery.

Huang Hua

1913–2010 (age 97)

Babaoshan Revolutionary Cemetery

Huang Hua was a Chinese diplomat and politician who served as Foreign Minister of China and lived from 1913 to 2010.

Сергей Аполлонович Скирмунт

1863–1935 (age 72)

Novodevichy Cemetery

Ivan Petrovich Astakhov was a Russian diplomat from the Don Host Oblast who spent his final years in Italy.

Karim Hakimov

1892–1938 (age 46)

Kommunarka shooting ground

Karim Hakimov (1892-1938) was a Soviet diplomat who served as ambassador to Turkey and Iran before being executed during...

Vladimir Kazimirov

1929–2024 (age 95)

Troyekurovskoye cemetery

Vladimir Kazimirov (1929-2024) was a Russian diplomat from Moscow who served as a special envoy during conflicts in the ...

Alfred da Silva-Paranhos

1866–1890 (age 24)

Père Lachaise Cemetery

Alfred da Silva-Paranhos was a young Brazilian diplomat or nobleman who died at age 24, likely related to the Viscount o...

Paulo do Rio Branco

1876–1927 (age 51)

Père Lachaise Cemetery

Paulo do Rio Branco (1876-1927) was a Brazilian diplomat who died in Paris and was buried in France.

Alexandre Parodi

1901–1979 (age 78)

Père Lachaise Cemetery

Alexandre Parodi (1901-1979) was a French diplomat and Resistance leader from Paris's 17th arrondissement who served as ...

Rutherford Alcock

1809–1897 (age 88)

Church of St Katharine, Merstham

Rutherford Alcock (1809-1897) was a British diplomat and the first British consul to Japan, buried at the Church of St K...