Loy W. Henderson
Loy Wesley Henderson (born June 28, 1892 in Rogers , Arkansas , † March 24, 1986 in Bethesda , Maryland ) was an American diplomat and university professor .
Life
His father was a Methodist pastor. Henderson studied at Northwestern University in Evanston , Illinois and graduated in 1915 with a BA. During World War I he was a volunteer with the American Red Cross and studied from 1917 to 1918 at the University of Denver .
In 1922 he entered the civil service and became Vice Consul in Dublin . In 1925 he worked in the Baltic States . In 1934 he was transferred to the newly opened embassy in Moscow were added and worked under Ambassador William C. Bullitt same time as George F. Kennan and Charles E. Bohlen , 1935 as charge d'affaires . In 1942 he came to Baghdad , in 1945 he worked at the United States Department of State as a department head for the Middle East . In 1948 he was transferred to New Delhi as ambassador , and in 1951 to Tehran . In 1955 he served between 26 January and 9 August as Secretary of State for Management ( Assistant Secretary of State for Administration ) in the center; In 1960 he left the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Between 1961 and 68 he taught international relations at the American University in Washington .
Fonts
- A Question of Trust (Memoirs), ed. by George W. Baer, Hoover Institution Press, Stanford 1986, ISBN 0817983317 (en)
literature
- Inside the Cold War. Loy Henderson and the Rise of the American Empire 1918-1961 . HW Brands , Oxford University Press, New York / Oxford 1991, ISBN 0-19506707X .
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Henderson, Loy W. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Henderson, Loy Wesley (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American diplomat |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 28, 1892 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Rogers , Arkansas |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 24, 1986 |
| Place of death | Bethesda , Maryland |