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John S. Cooper
John Sherman Cooper (August 23, 1901 – February 21, 1991) was an American politician, jurist, and diplomat from the Commonwealth of Kentucky. He served three non-consecutive, partial terms in the United States Senate before being elected to two full terms in 1960 and 1966. He also served as United States Ambassador to India, U.S. Ambassador to India from 1955 to 1956 and United States Ambassador to East Germany, U.S. Ambassador to East Germany from 1974 to 1976. He was the first Republican Party (United States), Republican to be Direct election, popularly elected to more than one term as a senator from Kentucky and, in both 1960 and 1966, he set records for the largest victory margin for a Kentucky senatorial candidate from either party. Cooper's first political service was as a member of the Kentucky House of Representatives from 1927 to 1929. In 1930, he was elected County Judge/Executive, county judge of Pulaski County, Kentucky, Pulaski County. After a failed guberna ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brandon Grove
Brandon Hambright Grove Jr. (April 8, 1929 – May 20, 2016) was the United States Ambassador to the German Democratic Republic (East Germany) and Zaire (1984–87) and served on the board of directors of the American Academy of Diplomacy. Grove received an undergraduate degree from Bard College in 1950 and a master's degree in public administration from Princeton University in 1952.(22 May 2010)Bard College commencement today ''Daily Freeman'', Retrieved December 1, 2010 Ambassador Brandon Grove's diplomatic career spanned thirty-five years in the U.S. Foreign Service under nine presidents and twelve secretaries of state. Born in Chicago (April 8, 1929), he held degrees from Bard College and the Woodrow Wilson School of Princeton University. As an amphibious boat group commander in the U.S. Navy, he served to the rank of Lieutenant. Before joining the U.S. Foreign Service in 1959, he worked on the staff of Congressman Chester Bowles, of Connecticut. His diplomatic assignments t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
