Willard L. Beaulac

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Willard L. Beaulac
United States Ambassador to Paraguay
In office
19441947
President[Franklin D. Roosevelt]]
Preceded byWesley Frost
Succeeded byFletcher Warren
United States Ambassador to Colombia
In office
19471951
PresidentHarry S. Truman
Preceded byJohn C. Wiley
Succeeded byCapus M. Waynick
United States Ambassador to Cuba
In office
19511953
Preceded byRobert Butler (ambassador)
Succeeded byArthur Gardner
United States Ambassador to Chile
In office
19531956
United States Ambassador to Argentina
In office
19561960
Personal details
Born(1899-07-25)July 25, 1899
Pawtucket, RI
DiedAug-1990
Resting placeCoordinates: Missing latitude
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NationalityUnited States of America
SpouseCatherine H. Beaulac
Childrenthree daughters, one son
Alma materGeorgetown University (1921)
OccupationDiplomat

Willard L. Beaulac (born 1899 in Pawtucket, Rhode Island) was a United States Diplomat. He served as U.S. Ambassador to Paraguay, Colombia, Cuba, Chile and Argentina.

Ambassador Beaulac was a graduate of Georgetown University (1921).

Biography

Diplomat

A career diplomat, Willard Beaulac joined the United States Foreign Service in 1921[1]. His overseas postings include[2]:

  • US Ambassador to Argentina (1956-60)
  • US Ambassador to Chile (1953-56)
  • US Ambassador to Cuba (1951-53)
  • US Ambassador to Colombia (1947-51)
  • US Ambassador to Paraguay (1944-47)
  • US State Department Consul General, Madrid (1941-44)
  • US State Department Counsellor, Havana (1940-41)
  • US State Department Assistant Chief, Division of American Repubics (1937-40)
  • US State Department Assistant Chief, Division of Latin American Affairs (1934-37)
  • US State Department Second Secretary, San Salvador, El Salvador (1933)
  • US State Department Second Secretary, Managua, Nicaragua (1928-33)
  • US State Department Third Secretary, Port-au-Prince, Haiti (1927-28)
  • US State Department Consul, Arica, Chile (1925-27)
  • US State Department Vice Consul, Puerto Castilla, Honduras (1923-25)
  • US State Department Vice Consul, Tampico, Mexico (1921-23)

Professor

Author

  • 
Career Ambassador (1951, memoir)
  • 
Career Diplomat: A Career in the Foreign Service of the United States (1966)

  • A Diplomat Looks at Aid to Latin America (1970)
  • 
The Fractured Continent (1980)
  • 
Franco: Silent Ally in World War II (1988)
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by United States Ambassador to Paraguay
19441947
Succeeded by
Preceded by United States Ambassador to Colombia
19471951
Succeeded by
Preceded by United States Ambassador to Cuba
19511953
Succeeded by
Preceded by
United States Ambassador to Chile
19531956
Succeeded by
Preceded by
United States Ambassador to Argentina
19561960
Succeeded by

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