William McCormick Blair Jr. | |
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| 10th United States Ambassador to the Philippines | |
| In office 1964–1967 | |
| President | Lyndon B. Johnson |
| Preceded by | William Stevenson |
| Succeeded by | G. Mennen Williams |
| 46th United States Ambassador to Denmark | |
| In office 1961–1964 | |
| President | John F. Kennedy Lyndon B. Johnson |
| Preceded by | Val Peterson |
| Succeeded by | Katharine White |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 24, 1916 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | August 29, 2015 (aged 98) Manhattan, New York, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Catherine Gerlach |
| Children | William McCormick Blair III |
| Parent(s) | William M. Blair Helen Hadduck Bowen |
| Education | Stanford University (B.A.) University of Virginia (J.D.) |
William McCormick "Bill" Blair Jr. (October 24, 1916 – August 29, 2015) was an American diplomat who served as United States Ambassador to Denmark from 1961 to 1964 and as United States Ambassador to the Philippines from 1964 until 1967. A lawyer, he also was a close associate of Adlai Stevenson II. He was awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws (L.L. D.) degree from Whittier College in 1964.[1]
- ^ "Honorary Degrees | Whittier College". www.whittier.edu. Retrieved 2019-12-06.