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Zurhellen, J. Owen, Jr. [Biography]
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Digitized from Box 20 of the White House Press Releases at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
FEBRUARY 3, 1976
Office of the White House Press Secretary
THE WHITE HOUSE
The President today announced his intention to nominate J. Owen
Zurhellen, Jr., of New York, New York, to be Ambassador to the
Republic of Surinam. He is the first United States Ambassador to the
Republic of Surinam. Since 1975, he has been Deputy Assistant Secretary
for the Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs.
Born on July 8, 1920, in New York, New York, Mr. Zurhellen received
his B.A. degree in 1943 from Columbia University. He served with the
United States Navy during 1942-43, and from 1943 to 1946 he was with the
United States Marine Corps.
Mr. Zurhellen served as general manager with an export company during
1946-47. From 1947 to 1950 he attended Yale University and Harvard
University and was assigned to Yokohoma. He became Principal Officer,
Public Affairs Officer and Consular Officer in Fukuoka in 1950. He served
as Executive Officer in Yokohoma from 1953 to 1955, prior to becoming an
Economic Officer in Tokyo in 1955. He was a Foreign Affairs Officer at
the Department of State from 1956 to 1959.
After attending the National War College during 1959-60, Mr. Zurhellen
became Deputy Principal Officer in Munich. He became Consul General
in Kobe-Osaka in 1963. He served as Counselor of Political Affairs in
Tokyo in 1964 until being assigned to the Department of State in 1967. From
1968 to 1973, he was Deputy Chief of Mission in Tel Aviv and was Deputy
Director of the United States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency in
Washington, D.C. from 1974 to 1975.
Mr. Zurhellen is married to the former Helen Millar and they have five
children.
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