John Hale Stutesman

John Hale Stutesman (born December 16, 1920) was an American State Department official, who served as a consular at the American embassy in Shanghai from 1946-1946 and a political officer at the embassy in Tehran from 1949-1952 and U.S. general consul of Canada in 1974.

Early life and military service
Stutesman was born in Washington, D.C., United States, to John H. Stutesman Sr. (1883 – 1966) and Virginia Stutesman (Gerhardt) (1891 – 1981). He attended the Lawrenceville School, graduating there in 1938, then attending Princeton University, graduating in 1942. Following graduation he enlisted in the army in the 88th Infantry Division. Stutesman fought in the Italian Campaign in the field artillery unit.

State Department career
Following his discharge from the army in 1946, he joined the foreign service. He was first assigned to the Far East where he served as a political officer and a council at the United States embassy in Shanghai. He stayed in Shanghai until the Communist victory in the Chinese Civil War. Stutesman then was assigned to the Embassy of the United States, Tehran from 1949-1952. In 1974, Stutesman was the United States general council in Canada.