What is Brandon Grove?
[[File:Brandon Grove, Jr..jpg|thumb|right|200px|Grove, Jr. in December 1974]] '''Brandon Hambright Grove, Jr.''' (April 8, 1929 &ndash; May 20, 2016) was an [[Americans|American]] [[Diplomacy|diplomat]]. He was born in [[Chicago]]. He was the [[Ambassador of the United States|United States Ambassador]] to the [[German Democratic Republic]] (East [[Germany]]) from 1974 through 1977 and [[Zaire]] from 1984 through 1987.<ref>Simpson, Dan (27 July 2005). [https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=TolIAAAAIBAJ&sjid=3nADAAAAIBAJ&pg=2693,4422894&dq=brandon-grove+zaire&hl=en Diplomacy Is A Many-splendored Thing], ''[[Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]]'', Retrieved December 1, 2010</ref> He served on the [[board of directors]] of the [[American Academy of Diplomacy]].<ref>[http://www.academyofdiplomacy.org/members/bios/grove.htm Brandon Grove] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110720060905/http://www.academyofdiplomacy.org/members/bios/grove.htm |date=2011-07-20 }}, American Academy of Diplomacy, Retrieved December 1, 2010</ref> Grove, Jr. died from complications of [[cancer]] on May 20, 2016 in [[Washington, D.C.]], aged 87.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/brandon-grove-jr-diplomat-who-led-foreign-service-institute-dies-at-87/2016/05/24/d56ef7da-2121-11e6-9e7f-57890b612299_story.html|title=Brandon Grove Jr., diplomat who led Foreign Service Institute, dies at 87|publisher=[[Washington Post]]|access-date=May 25, 2016|date=May 24, 2016|author=Bart Barnes}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{US-bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Grove, Jr., Brandon}} [[Category:1929 births]] [[Category:2016 deaths]] [[Category:Cancer deaths in Washington, D.C.]] [[Category:Ambassadors of the United States to East Germany]] [[Category:Politicians from Chicago]] [[Category:Republican Party (United States) politicians]]