Boaz Walton Long (1876 Warsaw, Indiana–1962) was a non-career appointee who served as the American Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to

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(1914-1917),

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(1919-1921),

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(1936-1938) and

Ecuador Ecuador ( ; ; Quechua: ''Ikwayur''; Shuar: ''Ecuador'' or ''Ekuatur''), officially the Republic of Ecuador ( es, República del Ecuador, which literally translates as "Republic of the Equator"; Quechua: ''Ikwadur Ripuwlika''; Shuar: ''Eku ...

(appointed 1938). On April 14, 1942, he was promoted to Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary April 14, 1942 and served until May 1, 1943. He also served as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to

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(1943-1945).

Biography

Long was born to Elisha Van Buren Long, who was appointed chief justice of New Mexico's Territorial Supreme Court in 1885, and Alice Rebecca (Walton) and grew up in Las Vegas, New Mexico. In 1948, Long became the director of the Museum of New Mexico, School of American Research, and Laboratory of Anthropology, retiring in 1956.

Career

The U.S. Secretary of State under

Woodrow Wilson Thomas Woodrow Wilson (December 28, 1856February 3, 1924) was an American politician and academic who served as the 28th president of the United States from 1913 to 1921. A member of the Democratic Party, Wilson served as the president of ...

William Jennings Bryan William Jennings Bryan (March 19, 1860 – July 26, 1925) was an American lawyer, orator and politician. Beginning in 1896, he emerged as a dominant force in the History of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party, running ...

, appointed Long to serve as Chief of the Division of the Latin American Affairs for the U.S. State Department in May 1913. Within a year, he “had proven himself to be a valuable asset to the state department, advising Secretary Bryan on the movements of General Pancho Villa during the Mexican Revolution, as well as meeting with President Wilson to discuss aiding American citizens then preparing to flee the Mexican capital due to the ongoing hostilities.”

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Long, Boaz 1876 births 1962 deaths Date of birth missing Place of death missing Ambassadors of the United States to El Salvador Ambassadors of the United States to Cuba Ambassadors of the United States to Nicaragua Ambassadors of the United States to Ecuador 20th-century American diplomats People from Las Vegas, New Mexico People from Warsaw, Indiana Directors of museums in the United States