Lincoln Gordon

Lincoln Gordon
United States Ambassador to Brazil
In office
9 October 1961 – 25 February 1966
PresidentJohn F. Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson
Preceded byJohn M. Cabot
Succeeded byJohn W. Tuthill
12th Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs
In office
March 9, 1966 – June 30, 1967
Preceded byJack Hood Vaughn
Succeeded byCovey T. Oliver
Personal details
BornSeptember 10, 1913
DiedDecember 19, 2009(2009-12-19) (aged 96)
PartyDemocratic
SpouseAllison Gordon (née Wright)
ChildrenSally (née Anne), Robert, Hugh, Amy
Alma materHarvard University, Oxford University
ProfessionAcademic and diplomat
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Abraham Lincoln Gordon (September 10, 1913 – December 19, 2009) was the 9th President of the Johns Hopkins University (1967–1971) and a United States Ambassador to Brazil (1961–1966). Gordon had a career both in government and in academia, becoming a Professor of International Economic Relations at Harvard University in the 1950s, before turning his attention to foreign affairs. Gordon had a career in business after his resignation as president of Johns Hopkins University, but remained active at institutions such as the Brookings Institution until his death.