Ridgway B. Knight | |
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United States Ambassador to Portugal | |
In office July 30, 1969 – February 24, 1973 | |
President | Richard Nixon |
Preceded by | W. Tapley Bennett Jr. |
Succeeded by | Stuart Nash Scott |
44th United States Ambassador to Belgium | |
In office June 24, 1965 – April 16, 1969 | |
President |
Lyndon B. Johnson Richard Nixon |
Preceded by | Douglas MacArthur II |
Succeeded by | John Eisenhower |
United States Ambassador to Syria | |
In office January 11, 1962 – May 27, 1965 | |
President |
John F. Kennedy Lyndon B. Johnson |
Succeeded by | Hugh H. Smythe |
Personal details | |
Born | Ridgway Brewster Knight June 12, 1911 Paris, France |
Died | August 14, 2001 Inxent, France | (aged 90)
Profession | Diplomat |
Ridgway Brewster Knight (June 12, 1911 – August 14, 2001) was a French-born American diplomat who served as Ambassador to Syria (1961–1965), Belgium (1965–1969) and Portugal (1969–1973). [1]
The son of American parents living in Paris (painter Louis Aston Knight and Caroline Ridgeway Brewster), he attended the University of Paris as well as Harvard University. [2] He graduated from Harvard Business School in 1931. [3]
Following his studies, Knight began importing French wine to the US. He also served as a Major in the US Army from 1943-1945. [2]
Knight joined the State Department in 1941. [2] He was vice consul in Casablanca, and in 1942 took part in organizing the US landing in Algeria. [3] [4] Knight served as U.S. ambassador to several countries, and later served as president of the American Club of Paris (1984–1989). [3] From 1973 to 1981, he worked for Chase Manhattan Bank . [4]
Knight married Christine Saint-Léger at Inxent on February 19, 1983. His grandson, Ridgway B. Knight 3rd, married Patricia Wachtell on May 30, 1987. [5] He died in Inxent, at the age of 90. [1] [4]
Ridgway B. Knight | |
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United States Ambassador to Portugal | |
In office July 30, 1969 – February 24, 1973 | |
President | Richard Nixon |
Preceded by | W. Tapley Bennett Jr. |
Succeeded by | Stuart Nash Scott |
44th United States Ambassador to Belgium | |
In office June 24, 1965 – April 16, 1969 | |
President |
Lyndon B. Johnson Richard Nixon |
Preceded by | Douglas MacArthur II |
Succeeded by | John Eisenhower |
United States Ambassador to Syria | |
In office January 11, 1962 – May 27, 1965 | |
President |
John F. Kennedy Lyndon B. Johnson |
Succeeded by | Hugh H. Smythe |
Personal details | |
Born | Ridgway Brewster Knight June 12, 1911 Paris, France |
Died | August 14, 2001 Inxent, France | (aged 90)
Profession | Diplomat |
Ridgway Brewster Knight (June 12, 1911 – August 14, 2001) was a French-born American diplomat who served as Ambassador to Syria (1961–1965), Belgium (1965–1969) and Portugal (1969–1973). [1]
The son of American parents living in Paris (painter Louis Aston Knight and Caroline Ridgeway Brewster), he attended the University of Paris as well as Harvard University. [2] He graduated from Harvard Business School in 1931. [3]
Following his studies, Knight began importing French wine to the US. He also served as a Major in the US Army from 1943-1945. [2]
Knight joined the State Department in 1941. [2] He was vice consul in Casablanca, and in 1942 took part in organizing the US landing in Algeria. [3] [4] Knight served as U.S. ambassador to several countries, and later served as president of the American Club of Paris (1984–1989). [3] From 1973 to 1981, he worked for Chase Manhattan Bank . [4]
Knight married Christine Saint-Léger at Inxent on February 19, 1983. His grandson, Ridgway B. Knight 3rd, married Patricia Wachtell on May 30, 1987. [5] He died in Inxent, at the age of 90. [1] [4]