John Chambers Hughes | |
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2nd United States Ambassador to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization | |
In office June 12, 1953 – April 20, 1955 | |
Preceded by | William Henry Draper Jr. |
Succeeded by | George Walbridge Perkins Jr. |
Personal details | |
Born | 1891 |
Died | 1971 (aged 79–80) |
Education | Princeton University |
John Chambers Hughes (1891–1971), was an American diplomat and the United States Permanent Representative to NATO from 12 June 1953 until 20 April 1955.[1] A graduate of Princeton University, he was a close friend of CIA Director Allen Dulles. Hughes, a Wall Street financier, was the head of the New York bureau of the Office of Strategic Services during World War II.[2]