George C. McGhee | |
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13th Counselor of the United States Department of State | |
In office February 16, 1961 – December 3, 1961 | |
President | John F. Kennedy |
Preceded by | Theodore Achilles |
Succeeded by | Walt Whitman Rostow |
5th Director of Policy Planning | |
In office February 13, 1961 – November 29, 1961 | |
President | John F. Kennedy |
Preceded by | Gerard C. Smith |
Succeeded by | Walt Whitman Rostow |
3rd Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs | |
In office December 4, 1961 – March 27, 1963 | |
President | John F. Kennedy |
Preceded by | Livingston T. Merchant |
Succeeded by | W. Averell Harriman |
1st Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern, South Asian, and African Affairs | |
In office June 28, 1949 – December 19, 1951 | |
President | Harry S. Truman |
Preceded by | Position established |
Succeeded by | Henry A. Byroade |
8th United States Ambassador to Turkey | |
In office January 15, 1952 – June 19, 1953 | |
President | Harry S. Truman Dwight D. Eisenhower |
Preceded by | George Wadsworth |
Succeeded by | Avra M. Warren |
4th United States Ambassador to West Germany | |
In office May 18, 1963 – May 21, 1968 | |
President | John F. Kennedy Lyndon B. Johnson |
Preceded by | Walter C. Dowling |
Succeeded by | Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. |
Personal details | |
Born | Waco, Texas, U.S. | March 10, 1912
Died | July 4, 2005 Leesburg, Virginia, U.S. | (aged 93)
Spouse | Cecelia DeGolyer |
Profession | Oilman, Diplomat |
George Crews McGhee (March 10, 1912 – July 4, 2005) was an American oilman and a career diplomat in the United States foreign service.