Waldemar John Gallman (April 27, 1899

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– June 28, 1980) was an American Career Foreign Service Officer who served as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to

Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populous ...

(1948–1950),

South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring countri ...

(1951–1954) (Commissioned to the Union of South Africa),

Iraq Iraq,; ku, عێراق, translit=Êraq officially the Republic of Iraq, '; ku, کۆماری عێراق, translit=Komarî Êraq is a country in Western Asia. It is bordered by Turkey to Iraq–Turkey border, the north, Iran to Iran–Iraq ...

(1954 – 1958; Reaccredited when Iraq became a republic; presented new credentials on September 22, 1958. Commissioned as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Arab Union on July 10, 1958, but did not take oath of office under that appointment, the Arab Union having been dissolved) and was

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from November 17, 1958, until January 31, 1961. Gallman graduated from

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in 1921.Press Releases - United States Department of State
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and author of “Iraq Under General Nuri: My Recollection of Nuri Al-Said, 1954–1958.”

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Boston University archives of his papersLetter from Helen Keller to Waldemar J. Gallman in thanks for his assistance and hospitality.
United States Department of State officials 1899 births 1980 deaths George Washington University faculty People from Wellsville, New York Ambassadors of the United States to Poland Ambassadors of the United States to South Africa Ambassadors of the United States to Iraq 20th-century American non-fiction writers Cornell University alumni Directors General of the United States Foreign Service 20th-century American male writers {{US-diplomat-stub