Edward T. Wailes

Edward Wailes
United States Ambassador to Czechoslovakia
In office
July 28, 1961 – October 22, 1962
Preceded byChristian M. Ravndal
Succeeded byOuterbridge Horsey
United States Ambassador to Iran
In office
July 19, 1958 – June 9, 1961
Preceded bySelden Chapin
Succeeded byJulius C. Holmes
United States Ambassador to Hungary
In office
July 26, 1956 – February 27, 1957
Preceded byChristian M. Ravndal
Succeeded byGarret G. Ackerson Jr. (interim)
United States Ambassador to South Africa
In office
November 29, 1954 – August 11, 1956
Preceded byWaldemar J. Gallman
Succeeded byHenry A. Byroade
Assistant Secretary of State for Administration
In office
May 29, 1953 – June 22, 1954
PresidentDwight D. Eisenhower
Preceded byCarlisle H. Humelsine
Succeeded byIsaac W. Carpenter Jr.
Personal details
Born
Edward Thompson Wailes

February 16, 1903
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
DiedJune 25, 1969 (aged 66)
EducationPrinceton University (BA)
Columbia University (LLB)

Edward Thompson Wailes (February 16, 1903 – June 25, 1969)[1][2] was an American diplomat and lawyer who served as an ambassador to Czechoslovakia, South Africa, Iran, and Hungary. He also served as the sixth Assistant Secretary of State for Administration.