George C. McGhee

George C. McGhee
13th Counselor of the United States Department of State
In office
February 16, 1961 – December 3, 1961
PresidentJohn F. Kennedy
Preceded byTheodore Achilles
Succeeded byWalt Whitman Rostow
5th Director of Policy Planning
In office
February 13, 1961 – November 29, 1961
PresidentJohn F. Kennedy
Preceded byGerard C. Smith
Succeeded byWalt Whitman Rostow
3rd Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs
In office
December 4, 1961 – March 27, 1963
PresidentJohn F. Kennedy
Preceded byLivingston T. Merchant
Succeeded byW. Averell Harriman
1st Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern, South Asian, and African Affairs
In office
June 28, 1949 – December 19, 1951
PresidentHarry S. Truman
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byHenry A. Byroade
8th United States Ambassador to Turkey
In office
January 15, 1952 – June 19, 1953
PresidentHarry S. Truman
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Preceded byGeorge Wadsworth
Succeeded byAvra M. Warren
4th United States Ambassador to West Germany
In office
May 18, 1963 – May 21, 1968
PresidentJohn F. Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson
Preceded byWalter C. Dowling
Succeeded byHenry Cabot Lodge Jr.
Personal details
Born(1912-03-10)March 10, 1912
Waco, Texas, U.S.
DiedJuly 4, 2005(2005-07-04) (aged 93)
Leesburg, Virginia, U.S.
SpouseCecelia DeGolyer
ProfessionOilman, Diplomat

George Crews McGhee (March 10, 1912 – July 4, 2005) was an American oilman and a career diplomat in the United States foreign service.