Brandon Grove

Brandon Hambright Grove, Jr. (April 8, 1929 – May 20, 2016) was an American diplomat. He was born in Chicago. He was the United States Ambassador to the German Democratic Republic (East Germany) from 1974 through 1977 and Zaire from 1984 through 1987.^[1] He served on the board of directors of the American Academy of Diplomacy.^[2]

Grove, Jr. in December 1974

Grove, Jr. died from complications of cancer on May 20, 2016 in Washington, D.C., aged 87.^[3]