Wallace S. Murray
Wallace Smith Murray (born March 10, 1887 in Bardstown , Kentucky , † 1965 ) was an ambassador to the United States .
Life
Murray attended Wittenberg University . In 1909 he became a Bachelor , in 1913 Master ; In 1917 he attended Columbia University , in 1919 the Sorbonne . From 1913 to 1920 he attended University School in Cleveland and became a master. In 1920 he joined the foreign service.
From 1922 to 1925 was accredited at the US Embassy in Tehran .
From 1927 Wallace Smith Murray was employed in the Middle East division of the US State Department, which he headed from 1933 to 1942.
predecessor | Office | successor |
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1921–1924: Joseph Saul Kornfeld |
US Ambassador to Iran 1924–1925 Chargé d'Affaires |
1925-1928: Hoffman Philip |
1913–1920: Albert Hutchinson Putney (1872; † 1928) 1922–1926: Allen Welsh Dulles (* 1893; † 1969) 1926–1929: G. Howland Shaw (* 1893; † August 15, 1965) |
Head of the Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs 1929–1942 |
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1944-1945: Leland B. Morris |
U.S. Ambassador to Iran appointed February 20, 1945, accredited as Ambassador from June 5, 1945 to April 18, 1946 |
1946-1948: George V. Allen |
Individual evidence
- ^ World biography , Institute for Research in Biography, 1948
- ^ Mohammad Gholi Majd, Great Britain & Reza Shah: the plunder of Iran , 1921–1941
- ↑ http://history.state.gov/departmenthistory/people/murray-wallace-smith
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Murray, Wallace S. |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Murray, Wallace Smith |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American diplomat |
DATE OF BIRTH | March 10, 1887 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Bardstown , Kentucky |
DATE OF DEATH | 1965 |