Spiro, Herbert J.

Herbert John Spiro was born in 1924 in Hamburg, Germany, and immigrated in 1938 to the United States where he would become a noted educator in political science, a U.S. ambassador, and a candidate for public office. While serving in the U.S. Army during World War II, he earned a purple heart and two bronze star medals. After the war, Spiro attended Harvard where he received his Ph.D. in 1953. Spiro spent over a decade as a member of the faculty at Harvard, and taught political science at Amherst College and the University of Pennsylvania, as well as the Free University of Berlin and the University of Texas. In total, he published thirteen books on government. From 1970-1975, Spiro was a senior member of the policy planning staff at the U.S. State Department, and under President Ford became ambassador to Equatorial Guinea (1975-1976), and Cameroon (1975-1977). He ran unsuccessfully on the Republican ticket for a seat in the Texas House of Representatives in 1991, the U.S. House of Representatives in 1992 and 1994, and the U.S. Senate in 1993.

From the description of Herbert J. Spiro papers, 1946-2002. (University of Texas at San Antonio). WorldCat record id: 51395781

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