John Farr Simmons
Simmons (left) with Sukarno in 1956
8th Chief of Protocol of the United States
In office August 18, 1950 – January 31, 1957
President	Harry S. Truman Dwight D. Eisenhower
Preceded by	Stanley Woodward
Succeeded by	Wiley T. Buchanan Jr.
United States Ambassador to Ecuador
In office July 16, 1947 – July 12, 1950
President	Harry S. Truman
Preceded by	Robert M. Scotten
Succeeded by	Paul C. Daniels
United States Ambassador to El Salvador
In office February 21, 1945 – July 1, 1947
President	Franklin D. Roosevelt
Preceded by	Walter C. Thurston
Succeeded by	Albert F. Nufer
Personal details
Born	John Farr Simmons January 3, 1892
Died	January 1, 1968(1968-01-01) (aged 75)

John Farr Simmons (January 3, 1892 – January 1, 1968) was an American diplomat who served as Chief of Protocol of the United States from 1950 to 1957. He also served as the U.S. Ambassador to Ecuador and El Salvador in the late 1940s.

Career

As a career Foreign Service Officer, Simmons was appointed the U.S. Ambassador to El Salvador on September 21, 1944. He presented his credentials on February 21, 1945, and remained in the position for more than two years until he was chosen to become U.S. Ambassador to Ecuador. He left El Salvador on July 1, 1947, and arrived in Ecuador later that month. He left the post on July 12, 1950.

Just over a week later, on July 21, 1950, Simmons was named to become Chief of Protocol at the U.S. State Department under President Harry S. Truman. He took office on August 18, 1950, and retained his role under President Dwight D. Eisenhower. He left the position on January 31, 1957.^[1][2]