Maurice Darrow Bean

Maurice Darrow Bean (September 9, 1928 – November 30, 2009) of California served as United States Ambassador to Burma from September 1977 to August 1979.[1] Prior to his appointment, he worked for the Peace Corps for 15 years, including as Operations Director in the Philippines.[2]

Bean graduated from Howard University in 1950 with a B.A. in government and entered the Foreign Service in 1951. He attended Haverford College, graduating in 1954 with a master's degree in social and technical assistance. In 1959, he received a postgraduate certificate in Advanced International Studies from 7Johns Hopkins University.[3]

References
  1. "Maurice Darrow Bean (1928-2009)". US State Department.
  2. Sean Gleeson (May 29, 2015). "Blast from the Past a Window to the Present". The Irrawaddy. Retrieved March 7, 2016.
  3. "MAURICE DARROW BEAN (1928-2009)". BlackPast. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by
David L. Osborn		 U.S. Ambassador to Burma
1977–1979		 Succeeded by
Patricia M. Byrne


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