Ellis O. Briggs

Ellis O. Briggs
US Ambassador to the Dominican Republic
In office
April 17, 1943 – April 22, 1944
Preceded byAvra M. Warren
Succeeded byJoseph F. McGurk
US Ambassador to Uruguay
In office
August 21, 1947 – August 6, 1949
Preceded byJoseph F. McGurk
Succeeded byChristian M. Ravndal
US Ambassador to Czechoslovakia
In office
October 8, 1952 – October 30, 1953
Preceded byJoseph E. Jacobs
Succeeded byGeorge Wadsworth
US Ambassador to South Korea
In office
August 25, 1952 – April 12, 1955
Preceded byJohn J. Muccio
Succeeded byWilliam S. B. Lacy
US Ambassador to Peru
In office
March 24, 1952 – June 5, 1956
Preceded byHarold H. Tittmann Jr.
Succeeded byTheodore C. Achilles
US Ambassador to Brazil
In office
July 24, 1956 – April 29, 1959
Preceded byJames Clement Dunn
Succeeded byJohn M. Cabot
US Ambassador to Greece
In office
April 8, 1959 – February 1, 1962
Preceded byJames Williams Riddleberger
Succeeded byHenry Richardson Labouisse, Jr.
Briggs (left) in 1955

Ellis Ormsbee Briggs (December 1, 1899 – February 21, 1976) was an American diplomat who served as Ambassador to seven countries over the course of his career.[1]

  1. ^ "Examples of Excellence: Ellis O. Briggs (1899-1976)". U.S. Diplomacy: An Online Exploration of Diplomatic History and Foreign Affairs. Retrieved 8 February 2016.