Background
Morefield, Richard Henry was born on September 9, 1929 in Los Angeles, California, United States. Son of Vincent Randolph and Maria (Torres) Morefield.
Morefield, Richard Henry was born on September 9, 1929 in Los Angeles, California, United States. Son of Vincent Randolph and Maria (Torres) Morefield.
Bachelor of Science, University San Francisco, 1951. Master of Arts, University California-Berkeley, 1955. Sloan fellow, Stanford University, 1974.
Joined Foreign Service United States Department State, 1956, assigned, 1956-1958, 69-70, 74-76, Barranquilla, Colombia, 1958-1961, Oslo, 1961-1964, Montevideo, Uruguay, 1964-1969. Member United States Mission to Organization of American States, 1970-1973. Consul general United States Embassy, Bogotá, Colombia, 1976-1979, Tehran, Iran, 1979-1981, Guadalajara, Mexico, 1984-1985.
Member Executive Seminar on National and International Affairs, Washington, 1981-1982. Director Caribbean affairs United States Department State, 1982-1984.
Served to 1st lieutenant United States Army, 1951-1953. Member American Foreign Service Association, California History Society, Parents of Murdered Children, Handgun Control Inc.
Married Dorothea Baker, July 30, 1955. Children: Richard Henry (deceased 1976), Elizabeth, Daniel, William, Steven, Kenneth.