Jonathan Howe
United States admiral
Jonathan Trumbull Howe (born August 24, 1935) is a retired four-star United States Navy admiral. He was the Special Representative for Somalia to United Nations Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali from March 9, 1993, succeeding Ismat Kittani from Iraq, until his resignation in February 1994. During his time in Somalia he oversaw UNOSOM II operations including the 'Bloody Monday' raid which killed dozens and was a decisive turning point in the UNSOM II mission.
Howe was also the former Deputy National Security Advisor in the first Bush Administration. He was also President of The Arthur Vining Davis Foundations.
Early life and education
Howe is a 1957 graduate of the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis, Maryland, and earned Master of Arts, Master of Arts in Law and Diplomacy, and Doctor of Philosophy degrees from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University from 1968 to 1969.
Naval and government service
Howe's naval career spanned nearly 36 years and included sea assignments and commands on nuclear submarines and surface warships.
He began his career with the U.S. Navy in 1958 assigned to the USS Bremerton.
Howe's early years in the Navy were spent in submarines.
He served from 1962 to 1964 as a nuclear engineer on the USS George Washington (SSBN-598), the first U.S. operational ballistic missile submarine.
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