Center Bios
Media organizations requesting interviews or appearances should contact Sherine B. Walton, Deputy Director at sbwalton@usc.edu, Tel: (213) 821-2078
Henry Catto
Advisory Board Member
Former Ambassador to the U.K. and El Salvador


In the course of a long and distinguished diplomatic and government career, he has been director of the United States Information Agency (1991-93), U.S. Ambassador to the United Kingdom (1989-91), Assistant Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs and Pentagon Spokesman (1981-83), U.S. Representative to the United Nations Offices in Geneva (1976-77), Chief of Protocol, White House and Department of State (1974-76), U.S. Ambassador to El Salvador (1971-73), and Deputy Representative to the Organization of American States (1969-71).

From 1983 to 1989, he was vice chairman and president of Broadcast Group at H & C Communications, operator of network television stations (Houston, Orlando-Daytona Beach, San Antonio). Henry E. Catto was elected chairman of the Atlantic Council of the United States in January 1999. He is also a member of the Council of Foreign Relations, a contributing Editor to the American Journalism Review magazine, Vice-Chairman of the Aspen Institute, and is on the Advisory Board of Direct Relief International.


Print Page

Bookmark this page

RSS feeds

Find us on Facebook

Follow us on Twitter

CPD Podcast

CPD photos on flickr

CPD YouTube Videos

CPD Subscriptions

Get PDiN delivered to your inbox

© 2009 USC Center on Public Diplomacy at the Annenberg School. All rights reserved.