Willard L. Beaulac
Willard L. Beaulac | |
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United States Ambassador to Paraguay | |
In office 1944–1947 | |
President | [Franklin D. Roosevelt]] |
Preceded by | Wesley Frost |
Succeeded by | Fletcher Warren |
United States Ambassador to Colombia | |
In office 1947–1951 | |
President | Harry S. Truman |
Preceded by | John C. Wiley |
Succeeded by | Capus M. Waynick |
United States Ambassador to Cuba | |
In office 1951–1953 | |
Preceded by | Robert Butler (ambassador) |
Succeeded by | Arthur Gardner |
United States Ambassador to Chile | |
In office 1953–1956 | |
United States Ambassador to Argentina | |
In office 1956–1960 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Pawtucket, RI | July 25, 1899
Died | Aug-1990 |
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Nationality | United States of America |
Spouse | Catherine H. Beaulac |
Children | three daughters, one son |
Alma mater | Georgetown University (1921) |
Occupation | Diplomat |
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)