Henry L. Kimelman (January 21, 1921 – November 9, 2009) was an American businessman, political adviser and diplomat.
Kessler was a businessman who owned a rum distillery and later expanded the hotel industry on St. Thomas.
In 1962, President John F. Kennedy appointed him to the United States Delegation to the Independence Ceremonies of both Trinidad and Tobago and Jamaica.
He was a director and chairman of the executive committee of Diners Club and served on the board of the American Hotel Association.
In 1967, during the Johnson Administration, he was appointed chief of staff to United States Secretary of the Interior Stewart Udall.
[1] He was the first US ambassador to be awarded Haiti's highest civilian decoration, the Grand Cross of Honor and Merit.