Val Peterson | |
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| United States Ambassador to Finland | |
| In office July 14, 1969 – March 23, 1973 | |
| President | Richard Nixon |
| Preceded by | Tyler Thompson |
| Succeeded by | John Krehbiel |
| United States Ambassador to Denmark | |
| In office August 22, 1957 – February 21, 1961 | |
| President | Dwight D. Eisenhower John F. Kennedy |
| Preceded by | Robert Coe |
| Succeeded by | William McCormick Blair Jr. |
| Administrator of the Federal Civil Defense Administration | |
| In office February 19, 1953 – June 14, 1957 Acting: February 19, 1953 – March 4, 1953 | |
| President | Dwight D. Eisenhower |
| Preceded by | James Jeremiah Wadsworth (Acting) |
| Succeeded by | Lewis Berry (Acting) |
| Chair of the National Governors Association | |
| In office September 30, 1951 – June 29, 1952 | |
| Preceded by | Frank Lausche |
| Succeeded by | Allan Shivers |
| 26th Governor of Nebraska | |
| In office January 9, 1947 – January 8, 1953 | |
| Lieutenant | Robert B. Crosby Charles J. Warner |
| Preceded by | Dwight Griswold |
| Succeeded by | Robert B. Crosby |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Frederick Valdemar Erastus Peterson July 18, 1903 Oakdale, Nebraska, U.S. |
| Died | October 17, 1983 (aged 80) Fremont, Nebraska, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Education | Wayne State College (BA) University of Nebraska–Lincoln (MA) |
Frederick Valdemar Erastus Peterson (July 18, 1903 – October 17, 1983), also known as Val Peterson, was an American politician and diplomat who served as the 26th governor of Nebraska from 1947 to 1953, as director of the Federal Civil Defense Administration from 1953 to 1957, U.S. ambassador to Denmark from 1957 to 1961, and U.S. Ambassador to Finland from 1969 to 1973.[1]