Jacob Blaustein | |
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 Blaustein with President Truman, circa 1950s | |
| U.S. Delegate to the United Nations | |
| In office September 30, 1955 – January 20, 1969 | |
| President | Dwight D. Eisenhower John F. Kennedy Lyndon B. Johnson |
| Consultative Delegate to the United Nations Conference on International Organization | |
| In office March 20, 1945 – June 26, 1945 | |
| President | Franklin Delano Roosevelt Harry S. Truman |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 30, 1892 Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. |
| Died | November 15, 1970 (aged 78) Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Hilda Katz (m. 1925) |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | Lehigh University (attended) |
| Occupation | Business executive, diplomat, philanthropist |
| Known for | Founding American Oil Company, U.S. delegate to the United Nations |
Jacob Blaustein (September 30, 1892 – November 15, 1970) was an American entrepreneur, philanthropist, and diplomat who founded the American Oil Company with his father Louis Blaustein.[1] Blaustein was an ardent supporter of human rights, the rights of Jewish people, and an advocate for multilateralism through the United Nations, serving as a United States delegate to the UN under five U.S. presidents.[2]
- ^ Oceanography, United States Congress Senate Committee on Commerce Subcommittee on (1970). Federal Oceanic and Atmospheric Organization: Hearings, Ninety-first Congress, First and Second Sessions, on S. 2841 ... and S. 2802 ... U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 106.
- ^ "Jacob Blaustein, Jewish Leader, Industrialist, Diplomat, Dies at Age 78". Jewish Telegraphic Agency. 20 March 2015. Retrieved 2022-11-27.