Angier Biddle Duke

Angier Biddle Duke
Duke in 1962
10th and 13th Chief of Protocol of the United States
In office
January 24, 1961 – January 20, 1965
President
Preceded byWiley T. Buchanan, Jr.
Succeeded byLloyd Nelson Hand
In office
April 1, 1968 – September 26, 1968
PresidentLyndon B. Johnson
Preceded byJames W. Symington
Succeeded byTyler Abell
United States Ambassador to Morocco
In office
December 20, 1979 – February 28, 1981
Preceded byRichard B. Parker
Succeeded byJoseph Verner Reed, Jr.
United States Ambassador to Denmark
In office
October 3, 1968 – May 1, 1969
Preceded byKatharine Elkus White
Succeeded byGuilford Dudley Jr.
United States Ambassador to Spain
In office
April 1, 1965 – March 30, 1968
Preceded byRobert F. Woodward
Succeeded byFrank E. McKinney
United States Ambassador to El Salvador
In office
June 5, 1952 – May 21, 1953
Preceded byGeorge P. Shaw
Succeeded byMichael J. McDermott
Personal details
Born(1915-11-30)November 30, 1915
New York City, U.S.
DiedApril 29, 1995(1995-04-29) (aged 79)
Southampton, New York, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic Party
Spouses
Priscilla St. George
(m. 1936; div. 1940)
Margaret Screven White
(m. 1940; div. 1952)
Maria-Luisa de Arana
(m. 1952; died 1961)
(m. 1962)
Parents
Education
OccupationDiplomat
Military service
Branch/serviceUnited States Army Air Forces
Years of service1940-1945
RankMajor
Battles/warsWorld War II

Angier Biddle Duke (November 30, 1915 – April 29, 1995) was an American diplomat who served as Chief of Protocol of the United States in the 1960s. Prior to that, at the age of 36, he became the youngest American ambassador in history when he was appointed to be the U.S. Ambassador to El Salvador.[1]

  1. ^ Severo, Richard (April 30, 1995). "Angier Biddle Duke, Diplomat, 79, Dies; Scion of a Prominent American Family". The New York Times. Retrieved November 27, 2017.