Career
He was a career diplomat of the United States Foreign Service, and was the United States Ambassador to Laos from 1958 to 1960. Horace H. Smith was born in Xenia, Greene County, on October 30, 1905. He later joined the United States. Foreign Service and became a career officer some time later.
In 1932 he was a United States. Vice Consul in Guangzhou.
In 1938 he was a United States. Consul in Jinan. On March 26, 1958, President Eisenhower nominated Smith to be the United States Ambassador to Laos.
He presented his credentials on April 9, 1958, and served in that position until June 21, 1960. He died in 1976 at about 70 years of age.