Background
Muccio, John Joseph was born on March 19, 1900 in Agricola, Italy. Came to the United States, 1921. Son of John Anthony and Filomena (Muccio) Muccio.
Muccio, John Joseph was born on March 19, 1900 in Agricola, Italy. Came to the United States, 1921. Son of John Anthony and Filomena (Muccio) Muccio.
Bachelor of Philosophy, Brown University, 1923. Doctor of Laws, Brown University, 1952. Master of Arts, George Washington University, 1923.
Doctor of Laws, Seoul National University, Korea, 1952.
Vice consul, Hamburg, 1924, Hong Kong, 1926. Consul Yunnanfu, 1928, Hong Kong, 1928, Foochow, 1939, Sahnghai, 1931. Consul and 2d secretary LaPaz, Bolivia, 1935.
2d secretary Panama, 1938. 1st secretary, 1939; consultant and 1st secretary Managua, 1940. Counselor Panama, 1943.
Counsellor American Embassy, Havana, 1943-1944. Member American Mission to Germany, 1945-1947. Special representative of President of the United States to Korea, 1948.
Appointed 1st United States ambassador to Korea, 1949. United States delegate United Nations Trusteeship Council, 1952. Envoy extraordinaire to Iceland, 1954, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, 1956-1959.
Ambassador to Guatemala, 1960-1961.
With United States Army, 1918. Member Shanghai Club, Union Club, Panama Golf Club, Metropolitan Club (Washington).
Married Sheila McCullough, October 19, 1953.