William Christian Bullitt Jr. | |
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| United States Ambassador to France | |
| In office October 13, 1936 – July 11, 1940 | |
| President | Franklin D. Roosevelt |
| Preceded by | Jesse I. Strauss |
| Succeeded by | William D. Leahy |
| 1st United States Ambassador to the Soviet Union | |
| In office December 13, 1933 – May 16, 1936 | |
| President | Franklin D. Roosevelt |
| Preceded by | David R. Francis (as Ambassador to Russia) |
| Succeeded by | Joseph E. Davies |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 25, 1891 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Died | February 15, 1967 (aged 76) Neuilly, France |
| Political party | Republican (after 1948)[1] |
| Other political affiliations | Democratic (before 1948) |
| Spouses | |
| Children | 2 |
William Christian Bullitt Jr. (January 25, 1891 – February 15, 1967) was an American diplomat, journalist, and novelist. He is known for his special mission to negotiate with Lenin on behalf of the Paris Peace Conference, often recalled as a missed opportunity to normalize relations with the Bolsheviks.[2] He was also the first U.S. ambassador to the Soviet Union and the U.S. ambassador to France during World War II.[3] In his youth, he was considered a radical, but he later became an outspoken anticommunist.[4]
- ^ Brownell, Will, and Billings, Richard, So Close to Greatness: The Biography of William C. Bullitt (NY: Macmillan, 1988) 312
- ^ Walt, Stephen M. (2013-08-09). Revolution and War. Cornell University Press. ISBN 9780801470004.
- ^ Wright, Gordon (1957). "Ambassador Bullitt and the Fall of France". World Politics. 10 (1): 63–90. doi:10.2307/2009225. ISSN 1086-3338. JSTOR 2009225. S2CID 154828427.
- ^ Herring, George (2008). From Colony to Superpower: U.S. Foreign Relations Since 1776. Oxford: Oxford University Press. pp. 497. ISBN 978-0-19-507822-0.