Somerville Pinkney Tuck
Somerville Pinkney Tuck Jr. (born May 31, 1891 in New Brighton , Staten Island , † April 21, 1967 in Paris ) was an American diplomat .
Life
His parents were Emily Rosalie Snowden (Marshall) Tuck (1858-1940) and the judge Somerville Pinkney Tuck. He attended Dartmouth College and entered the foreign service on April 5, 1916. From 1916 to 1919 Tuck was Vice Consul in Alexandria ; thereafter he served as consul in Samsun from 1919 to 1921 and in Vladivostok from 1922 to 1923 . Tuck married in 1924.
From 1924 to 1928 Tuck was accredited in Geneva . From 1933 he was Consul in Charge in Alexandria. From 1942 until Operation Torch , Tuck represented the government of Franklin D. Roosevelt in the French mandate areas in North Africa. In 1944 he finally became Minister Resident in the Kingdom of Egypt and in 1946 Ambassador , which he remained until May 30, 1948.
Individual evidence
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| William Daniel Leahy |
US Ambassador to the French Mandate in North Africa 1942 |
Jefferson Caffery |
| Alexander Comstock Kirk |
US Ambassador to Cairo 1944–1948 |
Stanton Griffis |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Tuck, Somerville Pinkney |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Tuck, Somerville Pinkney Jr. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American diplomat |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 31, 1891 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | New Brighton , New York |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 21, 1967 |
| Place of death | Paris |