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Gerald Drew
Inspector General of the Department of State
In office
November 13, 1960 – May 31, 1962
President Dwight D. Eisenhower
John F. Kennedy
Preceded byRaymond Miller
Succeeded byNorris Haselton
United States Ambassador to Haiti
In office
May 15, 1957 – July 16, 1960
President Dwight D. Eisenhower
Preceded by Roy Davis
Succeeded by Robert Newbegin
United States Ambassador to Bolivia
In office
December 8, 1954 – April 6, 1957
President Dwight D. Eisenhower
Preceded by Edward Sparks
Succeeded by Philip Bonsal
Director General of the Foreign Service
In office
March 30, 1952 – October 18, 1954
President Harry S. Truman
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Preceded by Richard P. Butrick
Succeeded by Raymond A. Hare
United States Envoy to Jordan
In office
February 24, 1950 – February 25, 1952
President Harry S. Truman
Preceded by Wells Stabler (Acting)
Succeeded by Joseph Green
Personal details
Born(1903-06-20)June 20, 1903
San Francisco, California, U.S.
DiedSeptember 27, 1970(1970-09-27) (aged 67)
Lewes, Delaware, U.S.
Resting place Rock Creek Cemetery
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Education University of California, Berkeley ( BA)

Gerald Augustin Drew (June 20, 1903 - September 27, 1970) was a career Foreign Service Officer for the United States.

Biography

Born in San Francisco, California, Drew was a graduate of the University of California, Berkeley where he was a member of Phi Kappa Tau. He served as U.S. Vice Consul in Pará, 1929; Envoy to Jordan, 1950–52; Ambassador to Bolivia, 1954–57; Ambassador to Haiti, 1957–60. [1] He was assigned to Haiti by the Dwight D. Eisenhower administration at the beginning of the regime of François Duvalier. He criticized the Duvalier government, and Duvalier requested his removal, but this was rejected by Christian Herter. [2]

He died at Lewes, Delaware and is buried at Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.

External links

References

  1. ^ "Gerald A. Drew" (PDF). Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training: Foreign Affairs Oral History Project. 2001.
  2. ^ Smith, Gaddis (1 December 2015). The Last Years of the Monroe Doctrine: 1945 - 1993. Farrar, Straus and Giroux. pp. 232-. ISBN  978-1-4668-9520-1.
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by United States Envoy to Jordan
1950–1952
Succeeded by
Preceded by United States Ambassador to Bolivia
1954–1957
Succeeded by
Preceded by United States Ambassador to Haiti
1957–1960
Succeeded by


From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Gerald Drew
Inspector General of the Department of State
In office
November 13, 1960 – May 31, 1962
President Dwight D. Eisenhower
John F. Kennedy
Preceded byRaymond Miller
Succeeded byNorris Haselton
United States Ambassador to Haiti
In office
May 15, 1957 – July 16, 1960
President Dwight D. Eisenhower
Preceded by Roy Davis
Succeeded by Robert Newbegin
United States Ambassador to Bolivia
In office
December 8, 1954 – April 6, 1957
President Dwight D. Eisenhower
Preceded by Edward Sparks
Succeeded by Philip Bonsal
Director General of the Foreign Service
In office
March 30, 1952 – October 18, 1954
President Harry S. Truman
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Preceded by Richard P. Butrick
Succeeded by Raymond A. Hare
United States Envoy to Jordan
In office
February 24, 1950 – February 25, 1952
President Harry S. Truman
Preceded by Wells Stabler (Acting)
Succeeded by Joseph Green
Personal details
Born(1903-06-20)June 20, 1903
San Francisco, California, U.S.
DiedSeptember 27, 1970(1970-09-27) (aged 67)
Lewes, Delaware, U.S.
Resting place Rock Creek Cemetery
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Education University of California, Berkeley ( BA)

Gerald Augustin Drew (June 20, 1903 - September 27, 1970) was a career Foreign Service Officer for the United States.

Biography

Born in San Francisco, California, Drew was a graduate of the University of California, Berkeley where he was a member of Phi Kappa Tau. He served as U.S. Vice Consul in Pará, 1929; Envoy to Jordan, 1950–52; Ambassador to Bolivia, 1954–57; Ambassador to Haiti, 1957–60. [1] He was assigned to Haiti by the Dwight D. Eisenhower administration at the beginning of the regime of François Duvalier. He criticized the Duvalier government, and Duvalier requested his removal, but this was rejected by Christian Herter. [2]

He died at Lewes, Delaware and is buried at Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.

External links

References

  1. ^ "Gerald A. Drew" (PDF). Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training: Foreign Affairs Oral History Project. 2001.
  2. ^ Smith, Gaddis (1 December 2015). The Last Years of the Monroe Doctrine: 1945 - 1993. Farrar, Straus and Giroux. pp. 232-. ISBN  978-1-4668-9520-1.
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by United States Envoy to Jordan
1950–1952
Succeeded by
Preceded by United States Ambassador to Bolivia
1954–1957
Succeeded by
Preceded by United States Ambassador to Haiti
1957–1960
Succeeded by



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