Laurence Steinhardt

Laurence Steinhardt
9th United States Ambassador to Canada
In office
November 1, 1948 – March 28, 1950
PresidentHarry Truman
Preceded byRay Atherton
Succeeded byStanley Woodward
United States Ambassador to Czechoslovakia
In office
July 20, 1945 – September 19, 1948
PresidentHarry Truman
Preceded byAnthony Joseph Drexel Biddle Jr.
Succeeded byJoseph E. Jacobs
10th United States Ambassador to Turkey
In office
March 10, 1942 – April 2, 1945
PresidentFranklin D. Roosevelt
Preceded byJohn Van Antwerp MacMurray
Succeeded byEdwin C. Wilson
United States Ambassador to the Soviet Union
In office
August 11, 1939 – November 12, 1941
PresidentFranklin D. Roosevelt
Preceded byJoseph E. Davies
Succeeded byWilliam H. Standley
United States Ambassador to Peru
In office
September 13, 1937 – April 10, 1939
PresidentFranklin D. Roosevelt
Preceded byFred Morris Dearing
Succeeded byRaymond Henry Norweb
United States Minister to Sweden
In office
August 28, 1933 – June 26, 1937
PresidentFranklin D. Roosevelt
Preceded byJohn Motley Morehead III
Succeeded byFred Morris Dearing
Personal details
Born
Laurence Adolph Steinhardt

October 6, 1892
New York City, U.S.
DiedMarch 28, 1950(1950-03-28) (aged 57)
near Ramsayville, Ontario, Canada
Resting placeArlington National Cemetery
SpouseDulcie Hofmann Steinhardt Beau
Alma materColumbia University (BA, MA, LLB)
Profession
  • Diplomat
  • lawyer

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.