Background
Ferch, John A. was born on February 6, 1936 in Toledo.
United States ambassador to Honduras
Ferch, John A. was born on February 6, 1936 in Toledo.
Bachelor of Arts, Princeton University, 1958; postgraduate, Foreign Service Institute, George Washington University, 1958-1959; postgraduate, University of Michigan, 1963-1964; postgraduate in economics, National War College, 1975-1976.
Joined Foreign Service, Department State vice consul, economics officer, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1959-1961; international relations officer, United States Mission to Organization of American States, 1961-1963; economics officer, Bogota, Columbia, 1964-1967; principal officer, Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic, 1967-1969; chief economics section, San Salvador, El Salvador, 1969-1971; chief economics section, Guatemala, 1971-1975; director, Office Food Policies and Programs, Department State, 1976-1978; deputy chief of mission, Mexico, 1978-1982; chief of, United States Interests Section, Havana, Cuba, 1982-1985; United States ambassador to Honduras, since 1985.
Married Sue Ann McMurray. 4 children.