George W. Renchard

George W. Renchard
2nd Ambassador of the United States to Burundi
In office
August 10, 1968 – October 15, 1969
PresidentLyndon B. Johnson
Richard Nixon
Preceded byDonald A. Dumont
Succeeded byThomas P. Melady
Personal details
Born1907
Detroit, Michigan, United States of America
DiedJanuary 15, 1982
Saudi Arabia
EducationPrinceton University (1930)

George Wilmot Renchard Jr. (1907 Detroit, Michigan – January 15, 1982 Saudi Arabia)[1] was an American career foreign service officer, ambassador to Burundi (1968–1969), and U.S. consul general in Bermuda.[2][3]

Renchard graduated from Princeton University and entered the Foreign Service in 1930.[1]

Washington, DC home

Renchard and his wife Stellita Stapleton Renchard were the third owners of a "stately Italianate mission-style home in the Sheridan-Kalorama neighborhood of Northwest Washington". The leased three mansion to the US government to be used when Blair House was being redecorated. Dignitaries who stayed there include Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia, the king and queen of Afghanistan, the president of Bolivia and the prime minister of Ireland.[2]

They were considered "noted preservationists", particularly in the Dupont Circle neighborhood of Washington, DC. The Renchard Prize for historical preservation is named for the couple.[2]

Death

Renchard and his wife died in a 1982 traffic accident while visiting their son in Saudi Arabia.[2][1]

References

  1. ^ a b c "George, Stellita Renchard Victims Of Saudi Crash". Washington Post. January 22, 1982. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d Orton, Kathy (May 13, 2016). "An emperor, a king and a president stayed at this Kalorama mansion". The Washington Post. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
  3. ^ "George Willmot Renchard (1907–1982)". Office of the Historian. Retrieved 4 February 2020.


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