Charles E. Bohlen
Charles Eustice Bohlen , called Chip Bohlen (born August 30, 1904 in Clayton , Jefferson County , New York , † December 31, 1974 in Washington, DC ) was an American diplomat .
Bohlen graduated from Harvard University in 1927 . He was in the service of the US State Department from 1929 to 1969 ; Among other things, he held from 1947 to 1949 and again between 1951 and 1953 as Counselor of the Department of State , one of the highest-ranking positions in this authority. Like his friend of the same age George F. Kennan , Bohlen received thorough training as a Russia specialist. From 1953 to 1957 he was the United States Ambassador to Moscow (where he succeeded Kennan), from 1957 to 1959 in Manila and finally from 1962 to 1968 in Paris .
Bohlen saw his task after 1945 during the Cold War as conveying to his government an image of the Soviet Union under Josef Stalin that was characterized by realism .
In 1956 Bohlen was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences . The Michigan State University awarded him in 1960 the honorary doctorate .
His memoir was published in 1973 under the title Witness to History . In 2006 he was immortalized on a postage stamp .
literature
- Charles E. Bohlen: Witness to History 1929-1969 . Weidenfeld and Nicolson, London 1973, ISBN 0-297-76633-3
Web links
- Short biography
- Charles E. Bohlen in nndb (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Information from the US State Department archives page , accessed May 27, 2014
- ↑ List of Honorary Doctorates from Michigan State University
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| George F. Kennan |
Ambassador to the Soviet Union 1953–1957 |
Llewellyn E. Thompson |
| Albert F. Nufer |
Ambassador to the Philippines 1957–1959 |
John D. Hickerson |
| James M. Gavin |
Ambassador to France 1962–1968 |
Sargent Shriver |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bohlen, Charles E. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Bohlen, Charles Eustice; Bohlen, Charles Eustis; Planks, Chip |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American diplomat |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 30, 1904 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Clayton , New York |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 31, 1974 |
| Place of death | Washington, DC |