Monteagle "Monty" Stearns (December 5, 1924 β May 14, 2016) was an American diplomat and Ambassador to CΓ΄te d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) (1976β79) and Greece (1981β85).
Born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, he attended Columbia University in 1948 and graduated with his B.A.
He was a member of the American Academy of Diplomacy and Council on Foreign Relations.
He was married to Antonia Riddleberger and had 6 children.
He was the son-in-law of James W.
Riddleberger.
Stearns died on May 14, 2016 in Belmont, Massachusetts at the age of 91.