Moorhead C. Kennedy Jr.

Moorhead Cowell Kennedy Jr. (November 5, 1930 – May 3, 2024) was an American Foreign Service officer. He was one among 52 Americans held hostage for 444 days during the Iran hostage crisis.

Life and career
Moorehead Cowell Kennedy Jr. was born in Manhattan on November 5, 1930. He attended Princeton University, earning his bachelor's degree in oriental studies in 1952. He also attended Harvard Law School, graduating in 1959.

Kennedy was a Foreign Service officer during the 1970s. He was one among 52 Americans held hostage for 444 days during the Iran hostage crisis.

Kennedy was executive director of Council for International Understanding during the 1980s.



Kennedy died of complications from dementia in Bar Harbor, Maine, on May 3, 2024, at the age of 93.