James Grover McDonald

James Grover McDonald
James McDonald (right), as the Special Representative of the United States to Israel, meets with Israeli Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion, 1948
United States Ambassador to Israel
In office
March 28, 1949 – December 13, 1950
PresidentHarry S. Truman
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byMonnett Bain Davis
Personal details
Born(1886-11-29)November 29, 1886
Coldwater, Ohio, U.S.
DiedSeptember 25, 1964(1964-09-25) (aged 77)
White Plains, New York, U.S.
Spouse
Ruth Stafford
(m. 1915)
Children2
EducationIndiana University Bloomington
Harvard University
Tufts University

James Grover McDonald (November 29, 1886 – September 25, 1964) was a United States diplomat. He served as the first U.S. Ambassador to Israel.