Laurence Steinhardt | |
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| 9th United States Ambassador to Canada | |
| In office November 1, 1948 – March 28, 1950 | |
| President | Harry Truman |
| Preceded by | Ray Atherton |
| Succeeded by | Stanley Woodward |
| United States Ambassador to Czechoslovakia | |
| In office July 20, 1945 – September 19, 1948 | |
| President | Harry Truman |
| Preceded by | Anthony Joseph Drexel Biddle Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Joseph E. Jacobs |
| 10th United States Ambassador to Turkey | |
| In office March 10, 1942 – April 2, 1945 | |
| President | Franklin D. Roosevelt |
| Preceded by | John Van Antwerp MacMurray |
| Succeeded by | Edwin C. Wilson |
| United States Ambassador to the Soviet Union | |
| In office August 11, 1939 – November 12, 1941 | |
| President | Franklin D. Roosevelt |
| Preceded by | Joseph E. Davies |
| Succeeded by | William H. Standley |
| United States Ambassador to Peru | |
| In office September 13, 1937 – April 10, 1939 | |
| President | Franklin D. Roosevelt |
| Preceded by | Fred Morris Dearing |
| Succeeded by | Raymond Henry Norweb |
| United States Minister to Sweden | |
| In office August 28, 1933 – June 26, 1937 | |
| President | Franklin D. Roosevelt |
| Preceded by | John Motley Morehead III |
| Succeeded by | Fred Morris Dearing |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Laurence Adolph Steinhardt October 6, 1892 New York City, U.S. |
| Died | March 28, 1950 (aged 57) near Ramsayville, Ontario, Canada |
| Resting place | Arlington National Cemetery |
| Spouse | Dulcie Hofmann Steinhardt Beau |
| Alma mater | Columbia University (BA, MA, LLB) |
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Laurence Adolph Steinhardt (October 6, 1892 – March 28, 1950) was an American economist, lawyer, and senior diplomat of the United States Department of State who served as U.S. Ambassador to six countries. He served as U.S. First Minister to Sweden (1933–1937), U.S. Ambassador to Peru (1937–1939), U.S. Ambassador to the Soviet Union (1939–1941), U.S. Ambassador to Turkey (1942–1945), U.S. Ambassador to Czechoslovakia (1945–1948) and United States Ambassador to Canada (1948–1950). He was killed in a U.S. embassy plane crash on March 28, 1950, in Ramsayville, Ontario, Canada, while serving as U.S. Ambassador to Canada. He was the first United States Ambassador to be killed in the line of duty.