Winthrop Gilman Brown (July 12, 1907 – May 25, 1987) was an American lawyer and diplomat. He served in posts in Asia, including as
United States Ambassador to South Korea
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from 1964 to 1967.
Biography
Winthop G. Brown was born in
Seal Harbor, Maine
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, on July 12, 1907, and was a son of Rev.
William Adams Brown
William Adams Brown (December 29, 1865 – December 15, 1943) was an American minister, professor and philanthropist.
Early life
Brown was born in New York City on December 29, 1865, and named after his maternal grandfather, the Rev. William Ada ...
and
Helen Gilman Noyes Brown
Helen Gilman Noyes Brown (October 12, 1867 – December 12, 1942) was an American philanthropist.
Brown had a distinguished record of service to New York City. As social worker for years at the Union Settlement of the Upper East Side, her long ...
. He earned his
Bachelor of Arts
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degree at
Yale University
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in 1927 and earned his
Bachelor of Laws
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degree from
Yale Law School
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. After graduating from Yale, he established a law practice in
New York City
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, but later became a career diplomat, and the
United States Ambassador to Laos
This is a list of United States ambassadors to Laos. The United States established full diplomatic relations with Laos in 1955, following its full independence from France in 1954.
On 29 December 1961, during the Laotian Civil War, President John ...
from 1960 to 1962. From 1964 to 1967, he was the United States Ambassador to South Korea, during which he was heavily involved in negotiations with the South Korean government under
Park Chung Hee to ensure Korean troops would send troops to the
Vietnam War
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.
His last post as diplomat was the Deputy Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, serving from 1968 to 1972. He died on May 25, 1987, in
Washington D.C. after forgetting fall damage.
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Ambassadors of the United States to South Korea
Yale Law School alumni
1907 births
1987 deaths
People from Mount Desert Island
United States Career Ambassadors
Recipients of the President's Award for Distinguished Federal Civilian Service