Selden Chapin

Selden Chapin
Chapin in the Netherlands in 1951
1st Director General of the Foreign Service
In office
November 13, 1946 – April 30, 1947
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byChristian M. Ravndal
United States Ambassador to Peru
In office
May 7, 1960 – August 7, 1960
PresidentDwight D. Eisenhower
Preceded byTheodore Achilles
Succeeded byJames Loeb
United States Ambassador to Iran
In office
1955–1958
PresidentDwight D. Eisenhower
Preceded byLoy W. Henderson
Succeeded byEdward T. Wailes
United States Ambassador to Panama
In office
January 2, 1954 – May 29, 1955
PresidentDwight D. Eisenhower
Preceded byJohn C. Wiley
Succeeded byJulian F. Harrington
United States Ambassador to the Netherlands
In office
October 27, 1949 – October 30, 1953
PresidentHarry S. Truman
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Preceded byHerman B. Baruch
Succeeded byH. Freeman Matthews
United States Ambassador to Hungary
In office
July 9, 1947 – February 17, 1949
PresidentHarry S. Truman
Preceded byH. F. Arthur Schoenfeld
Succeeded byNathaniel P. Davis
Personal details
Born(1899-09-19)September 19, 1899
Erie, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedMarch 26, 1963(1963-03-26) (aged 63)
Resting placeArlington National Cemetery
SpouseMary Paul Noyes (m. 1927)
Children
RelativesHope Cooke (niece and ward)
Alma materUnited States Naval Academy
OccupationDiplomat
Military service
Branch/service United States Navy
Years of service1919–1925

Selden Chapin (September 19, 1899 – March 26, 1963) was a career foreign service officer and United States diplomat.