Fulton Freeman

Fulton Freeman
Fulton Freeman, American ambassador to Mexico, seen here in Boston (April 17–23, 1966)
2nd President of the Monterey Institute of Foreign Studies
In office
1969–1974
Preceded byGaspard Etienne Weiss
Succeeded bySamson Benjamin Knoll
United States Ambassador to Mexico
In office
1964–1969
PresidentLyndon B. Johnson
Preceded byThomas C. Mann
Succeeded byRobert H. McBride
United States Ambassador to Colombia
In office
1961–1964
PresidentJohn F. Kennedy
Preceded byDempster McIntosh
Succeeded byCovey T. Oliver
Personal details
Born(1915-05-07)May 7, 1915
Pasadena, California
DiedDecember 14, 1974(1974-12-14) (aged 59)
Carmel, California
Awards
Order of the Aztec Eagle

Fulton Freeman (May 7, 1915, Pasadena, California – December 14, 1974) was the American ambassador to Mexico (1964-1969) and Colombia (1961-1964), and president of the Monterey Institute of Foreign Studies since 1969.

Freeman attended Pasadena Junior College, and graduated from Pomona College in 1937.

References

  1. ↑ "Career Man to Be Named Ambassador to Mexico". The New York Times. February 13, 1964. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved August 29, 2026.
  2. ↑ Giniger, Henry (January 7, 1969). "U.S. Envoy Succeeds on Mexican Tightrope; Freeman Is Leaving Sensitive Post to Become Educator He Created Harmony Between Countries Depite Disputes". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved August 29, 2026.
  3. ↑ "Fulton Freeman (1915–1974)". Office of the Historian. Retrieved March 22, 2020.
  4. ↑ "Mexico: New Hand Across the Border". Time. February 21, 1964. Retrieved March 22, 2020.
  5. ↑ Halberstam, David (March 30, 1961). "PRESIDENT FILLS COLOMBIAN POST; Fulton Freeman, a Career Man, Selected -- Senators Hear Guam Appointee". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved August 29, 2026.
  6. 1 2 "Fulton Freeman, 59, Ex‐Envoy TO Mexico and Colombia, Dies". The New York Times. December 17, 1974. Retrieved March 22, 2020.
  7. ↑ "Freeman Will Step Down As Ambassador to Mexico". The New York Times. December 19, 1968. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved August 29, 2026.
  8. ↑ "Pasadena History: A Pasadenan tapped for foreign service". Pasadena Star News. November 21, 2015. Retrieved August 29, 2026.