John Gordon Mein
Male, Deceased Person
1913 – 1968
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Who was John Gordon Mein?
John Gordon Mein was the first United States ambassador to be assassinated while serving in office.
Mein served as the United States Ambassador to Guatemala during the Guatemalan Civil War. He was shot by rebels belonging to the Fuerzas Armadas Rebeldes one block from the US consulate on Avenida Reforma in Guatemala City on August 28, 1968. US officials believed that FAR intended to kidnap him in order to negotiate an exchange, but instead they shot him when he attempted to escape.
He is buried at Rock Creek Cemetery, in Washington, DC.
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