Theodore C. Achilles

Theodore C. Achilles
12th Counselor of the United States Department of State
In office
March 24, 1960 – February 15, 1961
PresidentDwight D. Eisenhower
John F. Kennedy
Preceded byG. Frederick Reinhardt
Succeeded byGeorge C. McGhee
United States Ambassador to Peru
In office
July 24, 1956 – January 27, 1960
PresidentDwight D. Eisenhower
Preceded byEllis O. Briggs
Succeeded bySelden Chapin
Director of the United States Department of State Operations Center
In office
1961–1962
PresidentJohn F. Kennedy
Personal details
Born
Theodore Carter Achilles

(1905-12-29)December 29, 1905
Rochester, New York
DiedApril 8, 1986(1986-04-08) (aged 80)
Washington, D.C.
NationalityAmerican
OccupationDiplomat

Theodore Carter Achilles (December 29, 1905 – April 8, 1986) was an American diplomat who served as Ambassador to Peru and the first director of the Department of State Operations Center.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Theodore C. Achilles, A Longtime Diplomat", The New York Times, 1986-04-15, retrieved 2009-09-09
  2. ^ "Operations Center Is Valuable Aid in Shaping Foreign Policy". Department of State Newsletter (4). June 1961 – via Hathitrust.