Norman Armour

Norman Armour
United States Ambassador to Haiti
In office
July 25, 1932 – March 21, 1935
PresidentHerbert Hoover
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Preceded byDana G. Munro
Succeeded byGeorge A. Gordon
United States Ambassador to Canada
In office
August 7, 1935 – January 15, 1939
PresidentFranklin D. Roosevelt
Preceded byWarren Delano Robbins
Succeeded byDaniel Calhoun Roper
United States Ambassador to Chile
In office
April 21, 1938 – June 10, 1939
PresidentFranklin D. Roosevelt
Preceded byJames B. Cunningham
Succeeded byClaude G. Bowers
United States Ambassador to Argentina
In office
May 18, 1939 – June 29, 1944
PresidentFranklin D. Roosevelt
Preceded byAlexander W. Weddell
Succeeded bySpruille Braden
United States Ambassador to Spain
In office
December 15, 1944 – December 1, 1945
PresidentFranklin D. Roosevelt
Harry S. Truman
Preceded byCarlton J. H. Hayes
Succeeded byPhilip W. Bonsal
United States Ambassador to Venezuela
In office
December 7, 1950 – October 2, 1951
PresidentHarry S. Truman
Preceded byWalter J. Donnelly
Succeeded byFletcher Warren
United States Ambassador to Guatemala
In office
October 18, 1954 – May 9, 1955
PresidentDwight D. Eisenhower
Preceded byJohn Emil Peurifoy
Succeeded byEdward J. Sparks
Personal details
Born(1887-10-14)October 14, 1887
Brighton, England
DiedSeptember 27, 1982(1982-09-27) (aged 94)
NationalityAmerican
Political partyDemocratic Party
SpouseMyra Sergueievna Koudashev
Alma materPrinceton University;
Harvard Law School

Norman Armour (October 14, 1887– September 27, 1982) was a career United States diplomat whom The New York Times once called "the perfect diplomat". In his long career spanning both World Wars, he served as Chief of Mission in eight countries, as Assistant Secretary of State for Political Affairs, and married into Russian nobility. He was the United States Ambassador to Canada.