Obituary of Alfred Hugh Kingon

October 1, 2025

Alfred Hugh Kingon served as White House Secretary of the Cabinet under President Ronald Reagan from 1985 to 1987 and as the United States Ambassador to the European Union from 1987 to 1989.

    Bernard Weinraub, Special To the New York Times on March 11,1986 wrote: “as secretary to the Cabinet and as one of the closest aides to Mr. Regan, Mr. Kingon plays a central role in domestic, agricultural, economic and trade policy.”

       He had been Assistant Secretary of Commerce for International Economic Policy, April 22, 1983,   Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Policy Planning and Communications March 1984.

     Previously he was with Macro Communications, Inc., in New York City, serving as editor in chief of Financial World (1973 - 1983) and Saturday Review (1980 - 1982) and editor of Money & Credit (1970 - 1973). He was portfolio manager for the Businessman's Fund in 1969 - 1971; security analyst, vice president, and director of research for Scheinman, Hochstin & Trotta in 1967 - 1969; and investment adviser with Burnham & Co. in 1963 - 1967. He was a member of the executive committee of the President's Private Sector Survey for Cost Control Task Force (1983 - 1984) and the President's National Productivity Advisory Committee (1982 - 1983).

Ambassador Kingon was born in Brooklyn, NY on May 11, 1931 and died in New York City  on October 1, 2025 of Cardio Pulmonary arrest due to amonia. He was 94. He graduated from Union College (B.S., 1953) and attended New York University Graduate School of Business Administration in 1956 - 1961.

     He leaves his wife Jackie Goldwyn Kingon artist and writer of humorous science fiction and son Michael Kingon pianist with the Alvin Ailey Dance Center.