Francis H. Russell

Francis H. Russell (October 1, 1904 – March 31, 1989) was an American diplomat who served as the United States Ambassador to New Zealand from 1957 to 1960, the United States Ambassador to Ghana from 1961 to 1962 and the United States Ambassador to Tunisia from 1962 to 1969. He was the father of sociologist Arlie Russell Hochschild.

Francis Henry Russell
3rd United States Ambassador to Tunisia
In office October 16, 1962 – July 18, 1969
President	John F. Kennedy Lyndon B. Johnson Richard Nixon
Preceded by	Walter N. Walmsley
Succeeded by	John A. Calhoun
2nd United States Ambassador to Ghana
In office January 23, 1961 – March 13, 1962
President	John F. Kennedy
Preceded by	Wilson C. Flake
Succeeded by	William P. Mahoney Jr.
8th United States Ambassador to New Zealand
In office June 5, 1957 – November 28, 1960
President	Dwight D. Eisenhower
Preceded by	Robert C. Hendrickson
Succeeded by	Anthony B. Akers
Personal details
Born	(1904-10-01)October 1, 1904 Cambridge, Massachusetts
Died	March 31, 1989(1989-03-31) (aged 84) St. Petersburg, Florida

He died of a heart attack on March 31, 1989, in St. Petersburg, Florida at age 84.^[1][2]

Russell graduated from Tufts University and Harvard Law School.^[3]

References

1. "Francis Russell, 84, U.S. Envoy to 3 Lands". The New York Times. April 2, 1989. Retrieved June 17, 2018.
2. "EX-AMBASSADOR F.H. RUSSELL DIES AT AGE 84". The Washington Post. April 2, 1989. Retrieved June 17, 2018.
3. "Francis Russell, 84, U.S. Envoy to 3 Lands". The New York Times. April 2, 1989. Retrieved February 11, 2019.