Jefferson Caffery

Jefferson Caffery
United States Ambassador to Egypt
In office
September 29, 1949 – January 11, 1955
PresidentHarry S. Truman
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Preceded byStanton Griffis
Succeeded byHenry A. Byroade
United States Ambassador to France
In office
December 30, 1944 – May 13, 1949
PresidentFranklin D. Roosevelt
Harry S. Truman
Preceded bySomerville Pinkney Tuck (Acting)
Succeeded byDavid K. E. Bruce
United States Ambassador to Brazil
In office
August 17, 1937 – September 17, 1944
PresidentFranklin D. Roosevelt
Preceded byHugh S. Gibson
Succeeded byAdolf A. Berle, Jr.
United States Ambassador to Cuba
In office
February 28, 1934 – March 9, 1937
PresidentFranklin D. Roosevelt
Preceded bySumner Welles
Succeeded byJ. Butler Wright
United States Assistant Secretary of State
In office
July 12, 1933 – December 4, 1933
PresidentFranklin D. Roosevelt
United States Ambassador to Colombia
In office
November 28, 1928 – May 20, 1933
PresidentCalvin Coolidge
Herbert Hoover
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Preceded bySamuel H. Piles
Succeeded bySheldon Whitehouse
United States Ambassador to El Salvador
In office
July 20, 1926 – July 22, 1928
PresidentCalvin Coolidge
Preceded byMontgomery Schuyler, Jr.
Succeeded byWarren Delano Robbins
Personal details
Born(1886-12-01)December 1, 1886
Lafayette, Louisiana, U.S.
DiedApril 13, 1974(1974-04-13) (aged 87)
Lafayette, Louisiana, U.S.
Spouse
Gertrude McCarthy
(m. 1937; died 1973)
RelationsDonelson Caffery (cousin)
Patrick T. Caffery (cousin)
Alma materSouthwestern Louisiana Industrial Institute
Tulane University
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Jefferson Caffery (December 1, 1886 – April 13, 1974) was an American diplomat. He served as U.S. Ambassador to El Salvador (1926–1928), Colombia (1928–1933), Cuba (1934–1937), Brazil (1937–1944), France (1944–1949), and Egypt (1949–1955).[1]

  1. ^ "Jefferson Caffery - People - Department History". history.state.gov. Office of the Historian, Bureau of Public Affairs United States Department of State. Retrieved 24 January 2018.