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Henry F. Grady
Henry Francis Grady (February 12, 1882 – September 14, 1957) was an American diplomat. Born in San Francisco, California, to John Henry and Ellen Genevieve (Rourke) Grady, he earned a PhD in economics from Columbia University. On October 18, 1917, he married Lucretia Louise del Valle (daughter of California State Senator Reginaldo Francisco del Valle and Helen M. (White) del Valle, and granddaughter of Ygnacio del Valle). Grady's daughter, Patricia Louise Grady, was born in Paris, France, May 11, 1920, and died May 28, 2000, in Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina. On August 24, 1942, she married diplomat John Paton Davies, Jr. Early career Grady worked at the US Commerce Department in economics as an aide to Secretary Herbert Hoover in 1921. He was the dean, College of Commerce at the UC Berkeley from 1928 to 1937. He became president of the shipping company American President Lines in 1941, remaining there until 1947. Diplomatic career In October 1945, he was appo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diplomat
A diplomat (from grc, δίπλωμα; romanized ''diploma'') is a person appointed by a state or an intergovernmental institution such as the United Nations or the European Union to conduct diplomacy with one or more other states or international organizations. The main functions of diplomats are: representation and protection of the interests and nationals of the sending state; initiation and facilitation of strategic agreements; treaties and conventions; promotion of information; trade and commerce; technology; and friendly relations. Seasoned diplomats of international repute are used in international organizations (for example, the United Nations, the world's largest diplomatic forum) as well as multinational companies for their experience in management and negotiating skills. Diplomats are members of foreign services and diplomatic corps of various nations of the world. The sending state is required to get the consent of the receiving state for a person proposed to serv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harry S
Harry may refer to: TV shows * ''Harry'' (American TV series), a 1987 American comedy series starring Alan Arkin * ''Harry'' (British TV series), a 1993 BBC drama that ran for two seasons * ''Harry'' (talk show), a 2016 American daytime talk show hosted by Harry Connick Jr. People and fictional characters * Harry (given name), a list of people and fictional characters with the given name * Harry (surname), a list of people with the surname * Dirty Harry (musician) (born 1982), British rock singer who has also used the stage name Harry * Harry Potter (character), the main protagonist in a Harry Potter fictional series by J. K. Rowling Other uses * Harry (derogatory term), derogatory term used in Norway * ''Harry'' (album), a 1969 album by Harry Nilsson *The tunnel used in the Stalag Luft III escape ("The Great Escape") of World War II * ''Harry'' (newspaper), an underground newspaper in Baltimore, Maryland See also *Harrying (laying waste), may refer to the following historical ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Emil Peurifoy
John Emil Peurifoy (August 9, 1907 – August 12, 1955) was an American diplomat, an ambassador in the early years of the Cold War. He served as United States ambassador in Greece and Thailand and was the United States Ambassador to Guatemala during the 1954 coup that overthrew the democratic government of Jacobo Arbenz. Background Peurifoy was born in Walterboro, South Carolina, on August 9, 1907.''The New York Times''"Peurifoy's First-Name Diplomacy Succeeded in Hard Assignments," August 13, 1955 accessed April 17, 2011 His family of lawyers and jurists traced their New World ancestry to 1619, two years before the arrival of the ''Mayflower''. His mother Emily Wright died when he was six, and his father John H. Peurifoy died in December 1926.''The New York Times''Flora Lewis, "Ambassador Extraordinary: John Peurifoy" July 18, 1954 accessed April 17, 2011 When he graduated from high school in 1926, the yearbook recorded his ambition to be President of the United States. Peurifo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lincoln MacVeagh
Lincoln MacVeagh (October 1, 1890January 15, 1972) was a United States soldier, diplomat, businessman, and archaeologist. He served a long career as the United States ambassador to several countries during difficult times. MacVeagh family The MacVeagh family has several noted names in the history of the United States: *Lincoln's grandfather Wayne MacVeagh was attorney general in the cabinet of President James Garfield. *Lincoln's father Charles MacVeagh was President Calvin Coolidge's ambassador to Japan. *Lincoln's great-uncle Franklin MacVeagh was Secretary of the Treasury in the cabinet of President William Howard Taft. Early life and education Lincoln MacVeagh was born October 1, 1890, in Narragansett Pier, Rhode Island, the son of Charles MacVeagh and Fanny Davenport Rogers MacVeagh. MacVeagh graduated from Groton School in 1909 and Harvard ''magna cum laude'' in 1913. He studied languages at the Sorbonne in 1913–14. He was fluent in German, French, Spanish, Latin, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Loy W
Loy or Loys is both a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include: Given name: * Loy Allen Bowlin (1909–1995), outsider artist *Loy Allen Jr. (born 1966), former NASCAR driver *Loy Hanning, Major League Baseball pitcher in 1939 and 1942 * Loy W. Henderson (1892–1986), United States Foreign Service Officer *Loy Hering, (c. 1484–1564), German Renaissance sculptor *Loy Mendonsa, Indian film singer * Loy Petersen (born 1945), retired American professional basketball player *Loy Vaught (born 1968), retired American basketball player * Loy F. Weaver (born 1942), politician from Louisiana, USA * Loys of Gruuthuse (c. 1422–1492), better known as Lewis de Bruges, lord of Gruuthuse *Loys Louis Bourgeois (composer) (c. 1510–1560), French composer and music theorist of the Renaissance * Loÿs Delteil (1869–1927), French engraver and lithographer, publisher, dealer, and art historian Surname: * Angie Loy (born 1982), American field hockey forward * Brendan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Family (club)
The Family is a private club in San Francisco, California, formed in 1901 by newspapermen who in protest, left the Bohemian Club due to censorship. The club maintains a clubhouse in San Francisco, as well as rural property 35 miles to the south in Woodside. The Family is an exclusive, invitation-only, all-male club where the new members are "Babies", regular members are "Children" and the club president is the "Father". About The Family conducts periodic social events among the redwood and oak trees and open meadows at its rural property on the San Francisco peninsula. The Family Farm entrance is along Portola Road in Woodside. Among other charitable activities, The Family sponsors a hospital in Guatemala along with volunteer participation from many members. Club rules forbid the use of its facilities or services for the purposes of trade or business. Each member must certify that he will not deduct any part of club payments as business expenses for federal or state income tax ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pacific-Union Club
The Pacific-Union Club is a social club located at 1000 California Street in San Francisco, California, at the top of Nob Hill. It is considered to be the most elite club of the West Coast, and one of the most elite clubs in the United States, along with the Knickerbocker Club in New York, the Metropolitan Club in Washington D.C., and the Somerset Club in Boston. It was founded in 1889, as a merger of two earlier clubs: the Pacific Club (founded 1852) and the Union Club (founded 1854). The clubhouse was built as the home for silver magnate James Clair Flood James Clair Flood (October 25, 1826 – February 21, 1889) was an American businessman who made a fortune thanks to the Comstock Lode in Nevada. His mining operations are recounted to this day as an outstanding example of what may be done with a .... The former Flood Mansion is located in the Nob Hill neighborhood. It was designed by Willis Polk. It is considered the first brownstone constructed west of the Mississippi R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United States Ambassador To Iran
Prior to 1944, Iran was not served by a United States ambassador; instead, a diplomatic minister was sent. The first ambassador was named in 1944. After the Iran hostage crisis in 1979, the United States terminated diplomatic relations with the Iranian government, therefore no ambassadors have since been appointed. The United States government has since then been represented in Iran by the United States Interests Section of the Embassy of Switzerland in Tehran. List of Ambassadors This is a list of United States ambassadors and other heads of diplomatic missions to Iran. Iran * Henry Harris Jessup - ''nominated for Chargé d'Affaires but withdrawn before approval'' * Samuel G. W. Benjamin (1883–1885) - ''first Chargé d'Affaires, but promoted to Minister Resident almost immediately'' *Bayless W. Hanna (1885) - ''Minister Resident - took oath of office but did not go to Persia'' * Frederick H. Winston (1885–1886) - ''Minister Resident'' * E. Spencer Pratt (1886–1891) - ''Min ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United States Ambassador To Greece
This is a list of United States ambassadors to Greece. List of ambassadors List of ambassadors from the United States to Greece. ;1868–1899: *Charles K. Tuckerman, Charles Keating Tuckerman (Minister 1868–71) *John M. Francis (Minister 1871–73) *John M. Read, Jr. (Minister 1873–77) *John M. Read, Jr. (Chargé d'Affaires 1877–79) *Eugene Schuyler (Minister 1882–84) *Walker Fearn (Minister 1885–89) *A. Loudon Snowden (Minister 1889–92) *Truxtun Beale (Minister 1892–93) *Eben Alexander (educator), Eben Alexander (Minister 1893–97) *William W. Rockhill (Minister 1897–99) ;1899–1942 *Arthur Sherburne Hardy (Minister 1899–1901) *Charles Spencer Francis (Minister 1901–02) *John Brinkerhoff Jackson (Minister 1902–07) *Richmond Pearson (Minister 1907–09) *George H. Moses (Minister 1909–12) *Jacob Gould Schurman (Minister 1912–13) *George F. Williams (Minister 1913–14) *Garrett Droppers (Minister 1914–20) *Edward Capps (Minister 1920) *Irwin Laughlin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
US Ambassador To Nepal ...
The United States Ambassador to Nepal is the official representative of the government of the United States to the government of Nepal. Dean R. Thompson is the current Ambassador to Nepal, and presented his credentials to the Nepali president Bidhya Devi Bhandari on October 21, 2022. List of US Ambassadors to Nepal See also * Nepal – United States relations * Foreign relations of Nepal *Ambassadors of the United States ReferencesUnited States Department of State: Background notes on Nepal* External links United States Department of State: Chiefs of Mission for NepalUnited States Department of State: NepalUnited States Embassy in Kathmandu {{Ambassadors of the United States Nepal United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territori ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United States Ambassador To India
The United States Ambassador to India is the chief diplomatic representative of United States in India. The U.S. Ambassador's office is situated at the U.S. Embassy in New Delhi. Chiefs of Mission to India U.S. Ambassadors to the Dominion of India (1947-1950) President George Washington, on November 19, 1792, nominated Benjamin Joy of Newbury Port as the first American Consul to Calcutta (now Kolkata) and later commissioned Joy to that office on November 21, 1792. U.S. Ambassadors to the Republic of India (1950-present) See also *Embassy of India, Washington, D.C. *India – United States relations *List of ambassadors of India to the United States *Foreign relations of India *Ambassadors of the United States References United States Department of State: Background notes on India* Sources *Brands, H. W. ''Inside the Cold War: Loy Henderson and the Rise of the American Empire 1918-1961 (1991)'' pp 196–230; Loy Henderson was US Ambassador, 1948–51 Primary sources *, U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Palestine (region)
Palestine ( el, Παλαιστίνη, ; la, Palaestina; ar, فلسطين, , , ; he, פלשתינה, ) is a geographic region in Western Asia. It is usually considered to include Israel and the State of Palestine (i.e. West Bank and Gaza Strip), though some definitions also include part of northwestern Jordan. The first written records to attest the name of the region were those of the Twentieth dynasty of Egypt, which used the term "Peleset" in reference to the neighboring people or land. In the 8th century, Assyrian inscriptions refer to the region of "Palashtu" or "Pilistu". In the Hellenistic period, these names were carried over into Greek, appearing in the Histories of Herodotus in the more recognizable form of "Palaistine". The Roman Empire initially used other terms for the region, such as Judaea, but renamed the region Syria Palaestina after the Bar Kokhba revolt. During the Byzantine period, the region was split into the provinces of Palaestina Prima, Palaestin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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