Career Foreign Service officer beginning in 1916. Served in various capacities in London, Dublin, Sofia, Constantinople, Belgrade, Guaymas, Mexico City, Smyrna, Izmir, and Ankara. Assistant Chief, Division of American Republics, 1938-1942. Ambassador to Honduras in 1947. Selected to the rank of Career Minister in 1948, he represented President Truman at the inauguration of Dr. Juan Manuel Gálvez as president of Honduras (rank of Special Ambassador) in 1949. Appointed as Chief, Career Development Staff, in 1956 and received the State Department Distinguished Service award in 1959.
Career Foreign Service officer beginning in 1916. Served in various capacities in London, Dublin, Sofia, Constantinople, Belgrade, Guaymas, Mexico City, Smyrna, Izmir, and Ankara. Assistant Chief, Division of American Republics, 1938-1942. Ambassador to Honduras in 1947. Selected to the rank of Career Minister in 1948, he represented President Truman at the inauguration of Dr. Juan Manuel Gálvez as president of Honduras (rank of Special Ambassador) in 1949. Appointed as Chief, Career Development Staff, in 1956 and received the State Department Distinguished Service award in 1959.
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1896 - 1961
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