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Dates: during 1951-1951
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...France. Bruce knows the French economy as few Frenchmen do. With a politician's touch, he gets on superbly with France's politicians. He speaks perfect French, owns a trained musical ear, an art connoisseur's eye, and a winetaster's palate (the Chevaliers du Tastevin, a group of winebibbers sworn never to let water pass their lips, have elected him grand master). With the help of his pretty second wife, he entertains prodigiously (one Fourth of July reception cost as much as the entire official entertainment allowance for the year). Like London, Paris...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: FOREIGN RELATIONS: U.S. Ambassadors | 12/31/1951 | See Source »

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