Harrison M. Symmes
Harrison Matthew Symmes | |
|---|---|
| 5th Resident Director of Mount Vernon | |
| In office 1977 – 1979 | |
| Preceded by | Charles Wall |
| Succeeded by | John A. Castellani |
| President of Windham College | |
| In office 1974 – 1976 | |
| Preceded by | Eugene Clinton Winslow |
| 8th United States Ambassador to Jordan | |
| In office October 18, 1967 – May 7, 1970 | |
| Preceded by | Findley Burns Jr. |
| Succeeded by | L. Dean Brown |
| Director of Near Eastern Affairs | |
| In office 1963 – 1966 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 11, 1921 |
| Died | May 8, 2010 (aged 88) |
| Education | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (BPh) George Washington University (MA) |
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Harrison Matthew Symmes (November 11, 1921 – May 8, 2010) was a career American diplomat who served as the American Ambassador to Jordan from 1967–1970. When he retired from the Foreign Service in 1974, Symmes became President of Windham College followed by becoming Resident Director of Mount Vernon in 1977.