Sir Douglas Frederick Howard KCMG MC (15 February 1897 – 26 December 1987) was a British diplomat.
He served in the British Army during the First World War and was awarded the Military Cross for an action while he was attached as Intelligence Officer to the 54th Infantry Brigade.
The citation read: "For great gallantry and devotion to duty as Brigade intelligence officer near Preux-au-Bois, on 4 November 1918.
"[1]After the war Howard entered the Diplomatic Service and served in Christiania (now Oslo), Bucharest, Rome and Sofia.
He was Chargé d'Affaires at Madrid 1946–1949; Ambassador to Uruguay 1949–53; and finally Minister to the Holy See 1953–57.