Jacob Blaustein | |
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U.S. Delegate to the United Nations | |
In office September 30, 1955 – January 20, 1969 | |
President | Dwight D. Eisenhower John F. Kennedy Lyndon B. Johnson |
Consultative Delegate to the United Nations Conference on International Organization | |
In office March 20, 1945 – June 26, 1945 | |
President | Franklin Delano Roosevelt Harry S. Truman |
Personal details | |
Born | September 30, 1892 Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. |
Died | November 15, 1970 (aged 78) Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Hilda Katz (m. 1925) |
Children | 3 |
Alma mater | Lehigh University (attended) |
Occupation | Business executive, diplomat, philanthropist |
Known for | Founding American Oil Company, U.S. delegate to the United Nations |
Jacob Blaustein (September 30, 1892 – November 15, 1970) was an American entrepreneur, philanthropist, and diplomat who founded the American Oil Company with his father Louis Blaustein.[1] Blaustein was an ardent supporter of human rights, the rights of Jewish people, and an advocate for multilateralism through the United Nations, serving as a United States delegate to the UN under five U.S. presidents.[2]