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After postings in Berlin, Paris, and South America, he was nominated as the American ambassador to Iran in 1939.<ref name="Afghanistan" />
After postings in Berlin, Paris, and South America, he was nominated as the American ambassador to Iran in 1939.<ref name="Afghanistan" />


Due to an incident involving the Iranian minister, who was speeding in [[Elkton, Maryland]], and Elkton police, along subsequent newspaper coverage, the Iranian government recalled their minister in early 1936,<ref name="DeNovo Book">{{Cite book |title=American interests and policies in the Middle East, 1900-1939 |last=DeNovo |first=John August |date=1963 |publisher=University of Minnesota Press |isbn=9780816662111 |location=Minneapolis |pages=306–315 |oclc=233034823 |author-link=John A. DeNovo}}</ref> causing a diplomatic rupture: all consular matters were transacted through ''[[chargés d'affaires]]'' until 1939, when Dreyfus was nominated.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1939/06/24/archives/iran-incident-ending-lg-dreyfus-jr-named-to-envoy-post-vacant-three.html |title=IRAN 'INCIDENT' ENDING; L.G. Dreyfus Jr. Named to Envoy Post Vacant Three Years |date=June 24, 1939 |work=The New York Times |access-date=July 8, 2018 |language=en}}</ref> While in Iran, Dreyfus reported on the [[Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran]] to the [[United States Department of State|State Department]].<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Mokhtari |first=Fariborz |date=2005 |title=No One Will Scratch My Back: Iranian Security Perceptions in Historical Context |journal=Middle East Journal |volume=59 |issue=2 |pages=209–229 |issn=0026-3141|jstor=4330125 |doi=10.3751/59.2.12 }}</ref>
Due to an incident involving the Iranian minister, who was speeding in [[Elkton, Maryland]], and Elkton police, along subsequent newspaper coverage, the Iranian government recalled their minister in early 1936.<ref name="DeNovo Book">{{Cite book |title=American interests and policies in the Middle East, 1900-1939 |last=DeNovo |first=John August |date=1963 |publisher=University of Minnesota Press |isbn=9780816662111 |location=Minneapolis |pages=306–315 |oclc=233034823 |author-link=John A. DeNovo}}</ref> The incident caused a diplomatic rupture: all consular matters were transacted through ''[[chargés d'affaires]]'' until 1939, at which time Dreyfus was nominated.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1939/06/24/archives/iran-incident-ending-lg-dreyfus-jr-named-to-envoy-post-vacant-three.html |title=IRAN 'INCIDENT' ENDING; L.G. Dreyfus Jr. Named to Envoy Post Vacant Three Years |date=June 24, 1939 |work=The New York Times |access-date=July 8, 2018 |language=en}}</ref>
While in Iran, Dreyfus reported on the [[Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran]] to the [[United States Department of State|State Department]].<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Mokhtari |first=Fariborz |date=2005 |title=No One Will Scratch My Back: Iranian Security Perceptions in Historical Context |journal=Middle East Journal |volume=59 |issue=2 |pages=209–229 |issn=0026-3141|jstor=4330125 |doi=10.3751/59.2.12 }}</ref>


Dreyfus also served as Minister to Iceland, both before and after it [[1944 Icelandic constitutional referendum|became a republic]]; and Minster to Sweden after [[World War II]].<ref name="Afghanistan" />
Dreyfus also served as Minister to Iceland, both before and after it [[1944 Icelandic constitutional referendum|became a republic]]; and Minster to Sweden after [[World War II]].<ref name="Afghanistan" />

==Later life==


After he retired from the State Department in 1951, he lived in [[Santa Barbara, California|Santa Barbara]], California, until his death on May 19, 1973.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.newspapers.com/clip/30349047/louis_g_dreyfus_jr_dead_at_83/ |title=Louis G. Dreyfus, Jr., dead at 83. |date=May 22, 1973 |work=The San Francisco Examiner |access-date=2019-05-30 |language=en}}</ref>
After he retired from the State Department in 1951, he lived in [[Santa Barbara, California|Santa Barbara]], California, until his death on May 19, 1973.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.newspapers.com/clip/30349047/louis_g_dreyfus_jr_dead_at_83/ |title=Louis G. Dreyfus, Jr., dead at 83. |date=May 22, 1973 |work=The San Francisco Examiner |access-date=2019-05-30 |language=en}}</ref>

Revision as of 03:10, 26 August 2019

Louis G. Dreyfus Jr.
2nd United States Ambassador to Afghanistan
In office
August 16, 1949 – January 19, 1951
PresidentHarry S. Truman
Preceded byEly Eliot Palmer
Succeeded byGeorge R. Merrell
United States Minister to Sweden
In office
January 3, 1947 – October 6, 1947
PresidentHarry S. Truman
Preceded byHerschel Johnson
Succeeded byH. Freeman Matthews
3rd United States Minister to Iceland
In office
June 14, 1944 – January 21, 1946
PresidentFranklin D. Roosevelt
Harry S. Truman
Preceded byLeland B. Morris
Succeeded byRichard P. Butrick
2nd United States Minister to Afghanistan
In office
May 19, 1941 – July 25, 1942
PresidentFranklin D. Roosevelt
Preceded byWilliam H. Hornibrook
Succeeded byCornelius Engert
10th United States Minister to Iran
In office
December 18, 1940 – December 12, 1943
PresidentFranklin D. Roosevelt
Preceded byWilliam H. Hornibrook (1936)
Succeeded byLeland B. Morris (as Ambassador)
Personal details
Born1889
Died(1973-05-19)May 19, 1973 (aged 83)
Santa Barbara, California
EducationYale University
OccupationDiplomat

Louis Goethe Dreyfus Jr. (1889 – 1973) was an American diplomat. An experienced diplomat, he served as both minister and ambassador to Afghanistan at differing times; his career at the Department of State ultimately lasted more than 40 years.[1]

Career

After his graduation from Yale University in 1910, he entered the Foreign Service in 1911.[2]

After postings in Berlin, Paris, and South America, he was nominated as the American ambassador to Iran in 1939.[2]

Due to an incident involving the Iranian minister, who was speeding in Elkton, Maryland, and Elkton police, along subsequent newspaper coverage, the Iranian government recalled their minister in early 1936.[3] The incident caused a diplomatic rupture: all consular matters were transacted through chargés d'affaires until 1939, at which time Dreyfus was nominated.[4]

While in Iran, Dreyfus reported on the Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran to the State Department.[5]

Dreyfus also served as Minister to Iceland, both before and after it became a republic; and Minster to Sweden after World War II.[2]

Later life

After he retired from the State Department in 1951, he lived in Santa Barbara, California, until his death on May 19, 1973.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Diplomat for 41 Years Preparing to Retire". The New York Times. 1951-04-05. Retrieved 2018-07-08.
  2. ^ a b c "ENVOY TO AFGHANISTAN; Louis G. Dreyfus Jr. of Foreign Service Named Ambassador". The New York Times. 1949-04-09. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-04-10.
  3. ^ DeNovo, John August (1963). American interests and policies in the Middle East, 1900-1939. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press. pp. 306–315. ISBN 9780816662111. OCLC 233034823.
  4. ^ "IRAN 'INCIDENT' ENDING; L.G. Dreyfus Jr. Named to Envoy Post Vacant Three Years". The New York Times. June 24, 1939. Retrieved July 8, 2018.
  5. ^ Mokhtari, Fariborz (2005). "No One Will Scratch My Back: Iranian Security Perceptions in Historical Context". Middle East Journal. 59 (2): 209–229. doi:10.3751/59.2.12. ISSN 0026-3141. JSTOR 4330125.
  6. ^ "Louis G. Dreyfus, Jr., dead at 83". The San Francisco Examiner. May 22, 1973. Retrieved 2019-05-30.
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