Matthew J. Looram Jr.
Matthew James Looram Jr. (March 26, 1921 – March 16, 2004) was an American diplomat.
Early life
[edit]Looram was born in New York City on March 26, 1921. He graduated from Harvard and served in the US Army, 13th Airborne Division.[1]
Career
[edit]A career Foreign Service Officer, he served as U.S. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Benin from 1969 until 1971 and U.S. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Somalia from 1972 to 1973.[2]
Personal life
[edit]In 1943, Looram was married to Bettina Jemima Rothschild (1924–2012), a daughter of Baron and Baroness Alphonse and Clarice de Rothschild.[3] Together, they lived in Georgetown (Washington, D.C.) and were the parents of:
- Bettina Burr (born c. 1946), vice president of the board of trustees of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.[4]
Looram died at his home in Langau, Austria on March 16, 2004, at the age of 82.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b American Foreign Service Journal: Volume 81. American Foreign Service Association. 2004. p. 78. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
- ^ "Matthew James Looram Jr. (1921–2004)". Office of the Historian. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
- ^ "Bettina Looram". The Telegraph, 30 November 2012. Retrieved 6 November March 2019
- ^ "Rothschild Family Treasures Find a Resting Place in Boston." Judith H. Dobrzynski, The New York Times, 22 February 2015. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
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