Harry Thomson Andrews
Harry Thomson Andrews (born December 11, 1897 in Cape Town , † April 24, 1985 ) was a South African diplomat .
Life
Harry Thomson Andrews studied at St. Henry's Marist Brothers' College in Cape Town and at the University of Pretoria . It was 1913 officials and in France in the First World War used. In 1927 he was an attorney at the Transvaal Supreme Court . From 1930 to 1935 he was the political secretary of the embassy at South Africa House in London (forerunner of the High Commission of South Africa, London). From 1936 to 1940 he was the representative of the South African government at the League of Nations in Geneva . From 1942 to 1945 he led the South African Support Mission in the United States of America.
From 1945 to 1949 he was ambassador to Washington, DC and permanent representative of the South African government at the UN headquarters in New York City . From 1949 to 1957 he was ambassador to France . Then he was director of the Welkom gold mine .
Individual evidence
- ^ Jean van der Poel, Selections from the Smuts Papers : Volume VII, August 1945-October 1950
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| JR Jordaan |
South African Ambassador to Washington 1945–1949 |
Gerhardus Petrus Jooste |
|
South African Ambassador to Paris 1949–1957 |
Vincent Mavoungou-Bouyou |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Andrews, Harry Thomson |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | South African diplomat |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 11, 1897 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Cape Town |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 24, 1985 |