Monteagle "Monty" Stearns (December 5, 1924 – May 14, 2016) was an American diplomat and author.

In 1943, while at Stanford, he enlisted in the Marine Corps, completed Officer Candidate School and was assigned to the U.S.S.

A Foreign Service officer for more than 40 years, he served in Turkey, the Congo, the UK, Laos, as U.S.

[1] In 2014, he was made Grand Commander of the Order of the Phoenix by the president of the Hellenic Republic.

He was survived by his wife of 57 years, Antonia Stearns (née Riddleberger); a sister (Mrs. Mary Lou Roppoli), six children, and eight grandchildren.