Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1892, June 28 | Born, Rogers, Ark. |
| 1915 | A.B. degree, Northwestern University, Evanston, Ill. |
| 1917-1918 | Student, University of Denver Law School, Denver, Colo. |
| 1919 | Member of Inter-Allied Commission to Germany for repatriation of prisoners of war |
| 1919-1921 | Member of American Red Cross Commission to Europe |
| 1922 | Entered foreign service as vice consul in Dublin, Ireland |
| 1925 | Division of East European Affairs, Department of State |
| 1927 | Third secretary of legation, Baltic States |
| 1930 | Division of East European Affairs Married Elise Marie Heinrichson |
| 1934 | Second secretary of embassy, Moscow, U.S.S.R. |
| 1942 | Inspector, diplomatic missions and consular office, Department of State |
| 1943 | Ambassador to Iraq |
| 1945 | Director, Near Eastern and African Affairs, Department of State |
| 1948 | Ambassador to India and Nepal |
| 1951 | Ambassador to Iran |
| 1955 | Deputy under secretary of state for administration |
| 1956 | Delegate to Baghdad Pact, Iran |
| 1957 | Chief of mission to arrange new establishments in Africa, Department of State |
| 1960 | Retired |
| 1961-1968 | Professor, international relations, American University, Washington, D.C. |
| 1986 | Memoirs published, A Question of Trust, edited by George W. Baer (Stanford University, Stanford, Calif.: Hoover Institution Press. 579 pp.) |
| 1986, March 24 | Died, Bethesda, Md. |