J. Owen Zurhellen Jr. Explained

Joseph Owen Zurhellen Jr. (July 8, 1920 New York City^[1] – November 5, 1990) was an American Career Foreign Service Officer who was the first Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Suriname (1976-1978) when it gained independence in 1975.^[2] He had been the Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian Affairs,^[3] Deputy Chief of Mission Israel, Foreign Service Officer, Professor at Manhattanville College; Arms Control Negotiator; and deputy director at the U.N.^[4]

He graduated from Columbia University in 1943,^[5] and after serving in the Marines, he entered the Foreign Service in 1946.^{[6] [7]} He taught political science at Manhattanville College after retiring from the Foreign Service in 1978. Zurhellen, a resident of Putnam Valley, New York, died of cancer at Montefiore Hospital in The Bronx.

Early life

Joseph Owen Zurhellen was born on July 8, 1920, in New York City, NY to Joseph Owen and Dorrial Bernadette (née Levy) Zurhellen.

Marriage

Zurhellen married Helen Audrey Millar on December 19, 1942.

References

1. Web site: J. Owen Zurhellen Jr. Collection . Special Collections and Archives . University of Colorado Boulder Libraries . 5 February 2020.
2. Web site: Joseph Owen Zurhellen Jr. . Office of the Historian . 5 February 2020.
3. News: J. O. Zurhellen Jr., 70, A State Dept. Official . 5 February 2020 . The New York Times . November 9, 1990.
4. News: HELEN A. ZURHELLEN . 5 February 2020 . The Journal News . March 11, 2007.
5. Book: Columbia College (Columbia University). Office of Alumni Affairs and Development. Columbia College today. Columbia College (Columbia University). 1959. New York, N.Y. : Columbia College, Office of Alumni Affairs and Development. Columbia University Libraries.
6. News: 1964-04-26. Son of Consul Wins A Times Scholarship. en-US. The New York Times. 2020-06-18. 0362-4331.
7. Web site: Columbia Daily Spectator 10 October 1940 — Columbia Spectator. 2020-06-18. spectatorarchive.library.columbia.edu.