William J. Porter

William J. Porter
1st United States Ambassador to Algeria
In office November 29, 1962 – July 29, 1965
President	John F. Kennedy Lyndon B. Johnson
Preceded by	Diplomatic relations established
Succeeded by	John D. Jernegan
8th United States Ambassador to South Korea
In office August 23, 1967 – August 18, 1971
President	Lyndon B. Johnson Richard Nixon
Preceded by	Winthrop G. Brown
Succeeded by	Philip C. Habib
United States Ambassador to Canada
In office March 13, 1974 – December 16, 1975
President	Richard Nixon Gerald Ford
Preceded by	Adolph W. Schmidt
Succeeded by	Thomas O. Enders
6th United States Ambassador to Saudi Arabia
In office December 22, 1975 – May 27, 1977
President	Gerald Ford Jimmy Carter
Preceded by	James E. Akins
Succeeded by	John C. West
7th Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs
In office February 2, 1973 – February 18, 1974
President	Richard Nixon
Preceded by	U. Alexis Johnson
Succeeded by	Joseph J. Sisco
Personal details
Born	(1914-09-01)September 1, 1914 Stalybridge, England
Died	March 15, 1988(1988-03-15) (aged 73) Fall River, Massachusetts
Alma mater	Boston College
Profession	Diplomat, Career Ambassador
Awards	President's Award for Distinguished Federal Civilian Service (1967)

William James Porter (September 1, 1914 – March 15, 1988) was a British-born American diplomat who from 1971 to 1973 headed the U.S. delegation to the Paris Peace Talks to end the Vietnam War. Porter was the first-ever United States Ambassador to Algeria, and also served as Ambassador to South Korea, United States Ambassador to Canada, and Saudi Arabia.