John H. Holdridge

John H. Holdridge
United States Ambassador to Indonesia
In office February 19, 1983 – January 7, 1986
President	Ronald Reagan
Preceded by	John Cameron Monjo (interim)
Succeeded by	Paul Wolfowitz
Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs
In office May 28, 1981 – December 9, 1982
President	Ronald Reagan
Preceded by	Richard Holbrooke
Succeeded by	Paul Wolfowitz
5th United States Ambassador to the Republic of Singapore
In office August 5, 1975 – June 9, 1978
President	Gerald Ford Jimmy Carter
Preceded by	Edwin M. Cronk
Succeeded by	Richard F. Kneip
Personal details
Born	(1924-08-21)August 21, 1924 New York City, New York, U.S.
Died	July 12, 2001(2001-07-12) (aged 76) Washington, D.C., U.S.

John Herbert Holdridge (August 21, 1924 – July 12, 2001) was an American foreign service officer and diplomat, who was best known for having taken part in, and later recounted, Henry A. Kissinger's secret 1971 initiative to restore United States diplomatic relations with the People's Republic of China. He also served as U.S. Ambassador to Singapore (1975–1978) and Indonesia (1982–1986).