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John A. Burroughs Jr.

1936–2014

United States

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John Andrew Burroughs Jr. (July 31, 1936 – September 11, 2014) was the United States Ambassador to Malawi from 1981 to 1984 and the United States Ambassador to Uganda from 1988 to 1991. He was a lineman for the University of Iowa football team before spending over three decades in government service.

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