During his time as Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs, Sargeant met actress Myrna Loy, who was a member of the U.S. delegation to UNESCO. Sargeant married Loy on June 2, 1951, becoming Loy's fourth husband.[5] This marriage would end in a divorce on May 31, 1960, and the couple did not have any children.[5]
howland, sargeant, howland, hill, sargeant, july, 1911, february, 1984, united, states, assistant, secretary, state, public, affairs, from, 1952, president, radio, liberty, from, 1954, 1975, sargeant, wife, myrna, returning, from, 1951, unesco, conferenceassis. Howland Hill Sargeant July 13 1911 February 29 1984 was United States Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs from 1952 53 and the president of Radio Liberty from 1954 to 1975 Howland H SargeantSargeant and his wife Myrna Loy returning from the 1951 UNESCO conferenceAssistant Secretary of State for Public AffairsIn office February 21 1952 January 29 1953Nominated byHarry TrumanPreceded byEdward W BarrettSucceeded byCarl McCardlePersonal detailsBornHowland Hill Sargeant 1911 07 13 July 13 1911New Bedford Massachusetts U S DiedFebruary 29 1984 1984 02 29 aged 72 New York City U S Resting placeRural CemeteryNew Bedford MassachusettsSpouseMyrna Loy m 1951 div 1960 wbr Biography editBorn in 1911 in New Bedford Massachusetts 1 Howland H Sargeant was educated at Dartmouth College graduating in 1932 2 He played for the Dartmouth Big Green baseball team 2 In 1932 he was a Rhodes scholar 2 Sargeant later joined the United States Department of State In 1947 he became Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs 3 In this capacity Sargeant was a member of the United States delegation to UNESCO and in 1950 was Vice President of the UNESCO General Conference that met in Florence 4 During his time as Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs Sargeant met actress Myrna Loy who was a member of the U S delegation to UNESCO Sargeant married Loy on June 2 1951 becoming Loy s fourth husband 5 This marriage would end in a divorce on May 31 1960 and the couple did not have any children 5 In 1952 President of the United States Harry Truman nominated Sargeant to be Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs and Sargeant subsequently held this office from February 21 1952 until January 29 1953 The American Committee for the Liberation of the Peoples of Russia founded Radio Liberty in 1954 and Sargeant became Radio Liberty s first president 3 He held this position until 1975 Radio Liberty merged with Radio Free Europe in 1976 3 Sargeant died on February 29 1984 of an apparent heart attack 6 References edit Current Biography Yearbook 1952 a b c Rhodes Scholars The Ivy League www ivyleaguesports com Archived from the original on 2010 10 10 a b c Howland H Sargeant Papers at the Harry S Truman Library amp Museum Records of the General Conference of the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization 1950 p 6 a b NNDB Profile of Myrna Loy Locher Frances C October 1984 Contemporary Authors Gale Research ISBN 9780810319127 Government officesPreceded byEdward W Barrett Assistant Secretary of State for Public AffairsFebruary 21 1952 January 29 1953 Succeeded byCarl McCardle Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Howland H Sargeant amp oldid 1200155221, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
