Leland B. Harrison | |
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United States Minister to Switzerland | |
In office September 10, 1937 – October 14, 1947 | |
President | Franklin D. Roosevelt Harry S. Truman |
Preceded by | Hugh R. Wilson |
Succeeded by | John Carter Vincent |
United States Minister to Romania | |
In office July 24, 1935 – September 3, 1937 | |
President | Franklin D. Roosevelt |
Preceded by | Alvin M. Owsley |
Succeeded by | Franklin Mott Gunther |
United States Minister to Uruguay | |
In office April 11, 1930 – October 9, 1930 | |
President | Herbert Hoover |
Preceded by | Ulysses Grant-Smith |
Succeeded by | J. Butler Wright |
United States Minister to Sweden | |
In office May 31, 1927 – November 11, 1929 | |
President | Calvin Coolidge Herbert Hoover |
Preceded by | Robert Woods Bliss |
Succeeded by | John Motley Morehead III |
United States Assistant Secretary of State | |
In office March 31, 1922 – June 30, 1924 | |
President | Warren G. Harding Calvin Coolidge |
Preceded by | Fred Morris Dearing |
Succeeded by | Wilbur J. Carr |
Personal details | |
Born | New York City | April 25, 1883
Died | June 6, 1951 Washington, D.C., United States | (aged 68)
Spouse |
Anne C. Coleman (m. 1925) |
Education | Harvard College Harvard Law School |
Leland B. Harrison (April 25, 1883 – June 6, 1951) was a United States diplomat. He held several high appointments in the foreign service, most notably as U.S. minister to Switzerland throughout World War II.