Affairs (1948–51) Deputy for Civil Affairs, NATO Defense College, Paris, France (1951–55) U.S. Ambassador to South Vietnam (1955–57) Counselor of the Department of State (1957–60) U.S. Ambassador to Yemen (1960–61) U.S. Ambassador to Egypt (United Arab Republic, 1960–61) U.S. Ambassador to Italy (1961–68) In December 1968, Reinhardt resigned from the Foreign Service shortly after a visit to Rome by President Johnson. Career in the private sector Following his departure from the State Department, Reinhardt accepted a position with the Stanford Research Institute to run its office in Zurich, Switzerland. The Stanford Research Institute, operating today as SRI International, is a non-profit research center with offices around the world. The organization serves clients in the private and public sector to develop real-world implementation of varied R&D projects. Reinhardt retained this position until his death in 1971. Personal life On September 10, 1949, Reinhardt married Lillian Larke "Solie" Tootle of Bethany, West Virginia at a ceremony in Weston, Connecticut. The two first met in Vienna prior to World War II and then became reacquainted in Paris when Solie was working for the Marshall Plan. They had four children: George Frederick ("Fred"), Anna Aurelia ("Aura"), Charles Henry ("Harry"), and Catherine Jane ("Cathy"). Reinhardt served on numerous boards and as a leader to a variety of organizations including the Telluride Association (member) and the American Foreign Service Association (President). He was also a member of the American Society of International Law, the Academy of Political Science, the American Academy of Political and Social Science, the American Association for the Advancement of Slavic Studies, the Council on Foreign Relations, and the U.S. Naval Institute. Reinhardt died of a heart attack on February 22, 1971, in Birmensdorf, Switzerland. He was buried at the Protestant Cemetery in Rome (Il Cimitero Acattolico di Roma), for which he had served as administrator from 1961 until 1968, by virtue of his post as U.S. Ambassador. Following her death, the ashes of Reinhardt's widow, Solie, were interred beside his in 2009. Notes References The Political Graveyard Encyclopedia of the Vietnam War, ed. Spencer Tucker, s.v. "Reinhardt, George Frederick" 1911 births 1971 deaths Ambassadors of the United States to South Vietnam People from Berkeley, California Cornell University alumni Ambassadors of the United States to the United Arab Republic Ambassadors of the United States to North Yemen Ambassadors of the United States to Italy Burials in the Protestant Cemetery, Rome United States Foreign