Word: ambassadors
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Even if the two titans, the United States and Soviet Russia, come to a showdown, India must try to bring about a peaceful settlement of their differences," asserted Asaf Ali, India's first ambassador to the United States, in a speech at Littauer yesterday...
...Santa Fe, General Pat Hurley, rambunctious ex-Ambassador to China, asked his friends to dissolve New Mexico's 19 "Hurley-for-President" Clubs, decided to take another crack at the Senate instead. Edged out last time by Democrat Dennis Chavez, Republican Hurley this time would take on shrewd Carl Hatch...
...Arizona in the spring of 1947, nursing a troublesome sinus on his 20,000-acre ranch near Sonoita, when the call came from George Marshall. Douglas' name had been proposed for the ambassadorship to Great Britain after the death of Ambassador-designate O. Max Gardner. But the Democratic hatchetmen were against him. Harry Truman told George Marshall that the political ramifications of his appointment would be serious. Replied George Marshall: "The political ramifications will be a lot more serious if this Administration appoints an inferior man as Ambassador to Britain at this time." Marshall won his point...
...Douglas is the 17th U.S. Ambassador to Great Britain, the 46th Chief of Mission. Not until 1893 did the U.S. raise ministers to ambassadorial rank...
...early spring French Ambassador to Washington Henri Bonnet and Oscar Lange, Polish U.N. delegate, will speak in public meetings of the Laboratory...