Philip Bonsal | |
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United States Ambassador to Morocco | |
In office May 24, 1961 – August 8, 1962 | |
President | John F. Kennedy |
Preceded by | Charles Woodruff Yost |
Succeeded by | John H. Ferguson |
United States Ambassador to Cuba | |
In office March 3, 1959 – October 28, 1960 | |
President | Dwight D. Eisenhower |
Preceded by | Earl E. T. Smith |
Succeeded by | Jeffrey DeLaurentis (Acting, in 2015) |
United States Ambassador to Bolivia | |
In office May 10, 1957 – February 6, 1959 | |
President | Dwight D. Eisenhower |
Preceded by | Gerald A. Drew |
Succeeded by | Carl W. Strom |
United States Ambassador to Colombia | |
In office April 1, 1955 – April 24, 1957 | |
President | Dwight D. Eisenhower |
Preceded by | Rudolf E. Schoenfeld |
Succeeded by | John M. Cabot |
Personal details | |
Born | New York City, U.S. | May 22, 1903
Died | June 28, 1995 Washington, D.C., U.S. | (aged 92)
Spouse | Margaret Lockett |
Parent(s) | Stephen Bonsal Henrietta Morris |
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Philip Wilson Bonsal (May 22, 1903 – June 28, 1995) was an American career diplomat with the U.S. Department of State. A specialist on Latin America, he served as United States Ambassador to Cuba from February 1959 until October 1960, the first months of the Castro regime.