Francis E. Meloy, Jr.

Francis E. Meloy, Jr.
United States Ambassador to Lebanon
In office 1976 – June 16, 1976
President	Gerald Ford
Preceded by	G. McMurtrie Godley
Succeeded by	Earl Anthony Wayne
United States Ambassador to Guatemala
In office February 7, 1974 – April 19, 1976
President	Richard Nixon
Preceded by	William G. Bowdler
Succeeded by	Davis E. Boster
United States Ambassador to Dominican Republic
In office July 16, 1969 – August 6, 1973
President	Richard Nixon
Preceded by	John Hugh Crimmins
Succeeded by	Robert A. Hurwitch
Personal details
Born	March 28, 1917 Washington, D.C.
Died	June 16, 1976 (aged 59) Beirut, Lebanon
Nationality	American
Profession	Diplomat

Francis Edward Meloy, Jr. (March 28, 1917 – June 16, 1976) was a U.S. diplomat assassinated in Beirut, Lebanon in 1976.

Biography

Meloy was born in Washington, D.C. on March 28, 1917 and served in the United States Navy during World War II.

He later become a Foreign Service officer, serving as U.S. Ambassador to the Dominican Republic from 1969 to 1973, to Guatemala from 1973 to 1976 and to Lebanon until his death. He was assassinated in Beirut, Lebanon.

On June 16, 1976, in Beirut, Meloy, the incoming U.S. Ambassador to Lebanon, accompanied by Robert O. Waring, the U.S. Economic Counselor, was on his way to present his credentials to the new Lebanese President. Meloy, Waring and their driver, Zuhair Mohammed Moghrabi, were kidnapped by Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine members as they crossed the Green Line, the division between Beirut's Christian and Muslim sectors. Their bullet-riddled bodies were found later that day on a beach in Ramlet al-Baida.^[1]

See also

• Rodger Davies, the previous US ambassador to die in the line of duty
• Adolph Dubs, the next US ambassador to die in the line of duty

References

1. Robert Fisk (2001). Pity the Nation: Lebanon at War. Oxford University Press. p. 83.

External links

• Presidential Proclamation honoring Ambassador Meloy & Counselor Waring