Christopher Van Hollen (diplomat)

Christopher Van Hollen Sr. was an American member of the United States Foreign Service who served as the United States Ambassador to Sri Lanka and the Maldives from 1972 until 1976. He was the father of U.S. Rep. Chris Van Hollen of Maryland.

Van Hollen was born in Baltimore, and was raised in the citys northern Cedarcroft neighborhood. His mother, Cecilia Harvey , was a secretary for the League of Women Voters, while his father, Donald Beauchamp Van Hollen, worked for the Baltimore Gas and Electric Company, before joining the familys seafood business. Christophers grandfather, George Henry Van Hollen, owned the Atlantic Packing Co. The Van Hollen family, the namesake of Baltimores Hollen Road, helped to develop the Cedarcroft section of North Baltimore.

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