Raymond Henry Norweb

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Raymond Henry Norweb (born May 31, 1895 in Nottingham , † January 10, 1983 in Cleveland , Ohio ) was an American career diplomat.

Life

His parents were Jeannie and Henry H. Norweb. His family moved to Elyria, Ohio with Norweb in 1907 . After graduating from Harvard University in 1916, he went to Paris in 1917 as Embassy Secretary under William Graves Sharp . In Paris he met Emery May Holden, who worked in an ambulance during the First World War . Mrs. Holden owned one of five 1913 Liberty Head Nickels . Norweb married Emery May Holden (1895-1984) and became a numismatist . Their children were Mother Mary Joseph, Albert, and R. Henry Norweb Jr. (1918–1995). In addition to coins, R. Henry Norweb Jr. also collected trees.

In 1922 he was sent to Tokyo as secretary of the embassy . He then went to the Dutch East Indies . In 1925 he was sent to The Hague as embassy secretary and chargé d'affaires. In 1929 he was sent to Santiago de Chile as a consultant .

On April 25, 1936 he was sent by Franklin D. Roosevelt as ambassador to Bolivia. On August 10, 1936, he presented his letter of accreditation to the government of José David Toro Ruilova. From 1932 to 1935 Bolivia was involved in the Chaco War . On June 15, 1937, he left the post of ambassador in La Paz.

On April 22, 1937, he was sent by Roosevelt as ambassador to Santo Domingo . On October 7, 1937, he presented his letter of accreditation to the government of Rafael Leónidas Trujillo Molina . Norweb submitted his recall. On January 12, 1940, he was sent by Roosevelt as ambassador to Lima. On April 10, 1940, he presented his letter of accreditation to the Manuel Prado y Ugarteche government . In Lima, Norweb was involved in a US-Peruvian deportation program for Dangerous Aliens , which was based on Roosevelt's Executive Order 9066 . Japanese were deported from Peru to the Seagoville Detention Station in Texas . On September 30, 1943, he left the post of ambassador in La Paz.

On November 15, 1943, he was sent by Roosevelt as ambassador to Lisbon . On December 3, 1943, he handed over his letter of accreditation to the António de Oliveira Salazar government . In December 1943, Norweb negotiated the establishment of the US Air Force Base Lajes Field in the Azores . On May 4, 1944, he was promoted. On February 15, 1945 he left the post of ambassador in Lisbon.

On February 9, 1945 he was sent by Roosevelt as ambassador to Panama . Norweb did not take up the post, Roosevelt died on April 12, 1945. On May 21, 1945 he was sent by Harry S. Truman as ambassador to Havana. On July 24, 1945, he submitted his letter of accreditation to the government of Ramón Grau San Martín . On May 22, 1948, he left the post of ambassador in Havana. From 1950 to 1969 Norweb was City Councilman in Bratenahl . He died of cancer on January 10, 1983.

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  1. ↑ Paul Montgomery, Mark Borckardt, Ray Knight: one million US dollars Nickels: Mysteries of the Illicit 1913 Liberty Head nickels. 2005, ISBN 0-9742371-8-3 .
  2. ^ A b c Norweb, Raymond Henry. In: Encyclopedia of Cleveland History and Dictionary of Cleveland Biography.
  3. ↑ numismatics.org ( Memento of the original from May 21, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.numismatics.org
  4. ↑ ces.ncsu.edu ( Memento of the original from June 30, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.ces.ncsu.edu
  5. ^ Thomas Connell, America's Japanese hostages: the World War II plan for a Japanese
  6. ↑ history.state.gov
  7. ^ R. Henry Norweb, 89; Former US diplomat. In: The New York Times . 4th October 1983.
predecessor Office successor
Fay Allen Des Portes US Ambassador to Bolivia
1936–1937 		Robert Granville Caldwell
predecessor Office successor
Hans Frederick Arthur Schoenfeld US Ambassador to the Dominican Republic
1937–1940 		Robert M. Scotten
predecessor Office successor
Laurence Steinhardt US ambassador to Peru
1940–1943 		John Campbell White
predecessor Office successor
Bert Fish US Ambassador to Portugal
1943–1944 		Herman Benjamin Baruch
predecessor Office successor
Spruille Braden US ambassador to Cuba
1945–1948 		Robert Butler
personal data
SURNAME Norweb, Raymond Henry
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American diplomat
DATE OF BIRTH May 31, 1895
PLACE OF BIRTH Nottingham
DATE OF DEATH January 10, 1983
Place of death Cleveland , Ohio