Background
Henry Butterfield Ryan was born on July 4, 1931 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. He is a son of Henry Butterfield and Dorothy Marie Ryan. He grew up in Barrington, a suburb of Chicago.
Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, United States
In 1952 Henry Butterfield Ryan received a Bachelor of Science degree from Northwestern University.
Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
In 1972 Henry Butterfield Ryan obtained a Master of Public Administration from Harvard University.
University of Cambridge, Cambridge, England, United Kingdom
In 1979 Henry Butterfield Ryan gained a Doctor of Philosophy degree from the University of Cambridge.
(The Fall of Che Guevara tells the story of Guevara's last...)
The Fall of Che Guevara tells the story of Guevara's last campaign, in the backwoods of Bolivia, where he hoped to ignite a revolution that would spread throughout South America. For the first time, this book shows in detail the strategy of the U.S. and Bolivian governments to foil his efforts. Based on numerous interviews and on secret documents obtained through the Freedom of Information Act from the CIA, the State Department, the Pentagon, and the National Security Archive, this work casts new light on the roles of a Green Beret detachment sent to train the Bolivians and of the CIA and other U.S. agencies in bringing Guevara down. Ryan's shows that Guevara was an agent of Cuban foreign policy from the time he met Fidel Castro in 1955 until his death - not a mere independent revolutionary, as many scholars have claimed. Guevara's attempted insurgency in Bolivia was in reality a Cuban attempt to achieve another badly-needed revolutionary success. This dramatic account of the last days of Che Guevara will appeal to scholars and students of United States foreign policy and Latin American history, and to all those interested in this revolutionary's remarkable life.
https://www.amazon.com/Fall-Che-Guevara-Soldiers-Diplomats/dp/0195131002/?tag=2022091-20
1998
(Out where the city's sprawl meets the plains, two brother...)
Out where the city's sprawl meets the plains, two brothers, in these four tales, cope with painful change, senseless crime, and thwarted love. The Arsonists- A high-school loner plunges into a series of pointless felonies and forces a terrified younger schoolmate to become an accomplice. Weller, a volunteer cop, must fight his own chief before he can stop it all. The Stunt- Weller, an ex-Navy pilot, helps a young protegee learn to fly. But he should have known more about his new friend first. The result is spectacular but disastrous. The Last of the Visigoths-Vivid daydreams help Larry, 18, escape painful realities. Sometimes hes a handsome cavalier, sometimes a fearless Roman soldier. But his dreams become real when he meets an older, married woman, and his troubles vanish - until the crash. Gods Phone Booth-Larry, 12, has a serious problem; it is religion, but he thinks it's sex.
https://www.amazon.com/Impure-Thoughts-Duke-Ryan/dp/1413734707/?tag=2022091-20
2004
(Amanda’s Autobiography is an account of a girl’s first de...)
Amanda’s Autobiography is an account of a girl’s first decade told in her words with some help from her grandfather, whom she calls "Poppy." He played what she says was “an important supporting role” in her boisterous early years, largely because he was "sort of defective as an adult," which suited her perfectly.
https://www.amazon.com/Amandas-Autobiography-account-fabulous-grandfather-ebook/dp/B016PM2MMA/?tag=2022091-20
2015
Diplomat historian consultant author
Henry Butterfield Ryan was born on July 4, 1931 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. He is a son of Henry Butterfield and Dorothy Marie Ryan. He grew up in Barrington, a suburb of Chicago.
In 1952 Henry Butterfield Ryan received a Bachelor of Science degree from Northwestern University. In 1972 he obtained a Master of Public Administration from Harvard University. In 1979 Ryan gained a Doctor of Philosophy degree from the University of Cambridge.
Henry Butterfield Ryan worked in various jobs, including assistant editor for World Book Encyclopedia and managing editor for a trade magazine entitled Inland Printer and American Lithographer. Meanwhile, he spent seven years with the United States Naval Air Reserve attached to a squadron at the Glenview Naval Air Station near Chicago.
In 1961 he joined the Foreign Service, serving with the United States Information Agency for twenty five years in Brazil, Norway, Australia, and Washington. His positions included Press Attaché in Brazil, Cultural Attaché in Norway and Australia, and head of the Office of Congressional and Public Liaison in Washington. In 1986 he retired from service.
Following his retirement, Ryan spent a term as a visiting fellow at St. Antony’s College, Oxford, and three terms in the same capacity at Clare Hall, Cambridge in September 2010. In 1992 he became an associate of the Institute for the Study of Diplomacy at Georgetown University. Ryan has been writing since he left government service.
Besides writing, he has been a consultant for various clients. He served as a senior historian at History Associates, Inc., working mostly on the legal aspects of environmental clean-up cases. He was also an adviser to the Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training, helping to explain the objectives and the history of American Diplomacy.
(The Fall of Che Guevara tells the story of Guevara's last...)
1998(Out where the city's sprawl meets the plains, two brother...)
2004(Amanda’s Autobiography is an account of a girl’s first de...)
2015(This is a new edition of a book previously published with...)
2014Henry Butterfield Ryan has served as a volunteer in numerous political campaigns. These have included that of Michael Dukakis for President, Sharon Kelly for Mayor of Washington, D.C., John Kerry for President, Jim Webb for Senator from Virginia, and Barack Obama for President.
Henry Butterfield Ryan's volunteer activity has been with Palisades Village, an organization in his community, Palisades, in Washington, D.C. It helps elderly or disabled neighbors handle the requirements of daily living without having to leave their homes and move to institutions. Volunteers help them get to medical appointments or to shops, and assist them with routine household tasks if required.
He has also done other volunteer work, mostly with the Saturday Learning Extension Program, a tutoring program for elementary school kids, which took place at two locations in Washington, D.C. on Saturday mornings.
On November 28, 1957 Henry Butterfield married Patricia Burns Ryan. They have a son, William Warrington.