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McGhee was a student at [[Southern Methodist University]] in [[Dallas, Texas]], and holds an honorary degree from that institution.<ref>[http://www.smu.edu/registrar/Honorary_Degrees/Recipients/All/george_crews_mcghee.asp Profile - Registrar - SMU<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> He was also a Rhodes Scholar at [[Queen's College, Oxford]]. |
McGhee was a student at [[Southern Methodist University]] in [[Dallas, Texas]], and holds an honorary degree from that institution.<ref>[http://www.smu.edu/registrar/Honorary_Degrees/Recipients/All/george_crews_mcghee.asp Profile - Registrar - SMU<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> He was also a Rhodes Scholar at [[Queen's College, Oxford]]. |
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In 1989, McGhee donated his villa in [[Alanya]], [[Turkey]] to [[Georgetown University]]. Today it is known as the [[McGhee Center for Eastern Mediterranean Studies]], and welcomes students each spring. His estate, [[Farmer's Delight]] in [[Loudoun County, Virginia]], is operated by the McGee Foundation as a museum, research center and meeting facility.<ref name=fdp1>{{cite web|title=Farmer's Delight Plantation|url=http://www.farmersdelight.org/|publisher=McGhee Fountaion|accessdate=16 September 2011}}</ref> It is listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places.<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref><ref name=nrhpinv1>{{cite web|last=Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission|title=National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nominaton Form: Farmer's Delight|url=http://www.dhr.virginia.gov/registers/Counties/Loudoun/053-0121_Farmer%27s_Delight_1973_Final_Nomination.pdf|publisher=National Park Service|accessdate=16 September 2011|date=May 1973}}</ref> |
In 1989, McGhee donated his villa in [[Alanya]], [[Turkey]] to [[Georgetown University]]. Today it is known as the [[McGhee Center for Eastern Mediterranean Studies]], and welcomes students each spring. His estate, [[Farmer's Delight]] in [[Loudoun County, Virginia]], is operated by the McGee Foundation as a museum, research center and meeting facility.<ref name=fdp1>{{cite web|title=Farmer's Delight Plantation|url=http://www.farmersdelight.org/|publisher=McGhee Fountaion|accessdate=16 September 2011}}</ref> It is listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref><ref name=nrhpinv1>{{cite web|last=Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission|title=National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nominaton Form: Farmer's Delight|url=http://www.dhr.virginia.gov/registers/Counties/Loudoun/053-0121_Farmer%27s_Delight_1973_Final_Nomination.pdf|publisher=National Park Service|accessdate=16 September 2011|date=May 1973}}</ref> |
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George C. McGhee | |
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| 3rd Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs | |
| In office December 4, 1961 – March 27, 1963 | |
| President | John F. Kennedy |
| Preceded by | Livingston T. Merchant |
| Succeeded by | William Averell Harriman |
| 1st Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern, South Asian, and African Affairs | |
| In office June 28, 1949 – December 19, 1951 | |
| President | Harry Truman |
| Succeeded by | Henry A. Byroade |
| 8th United States Ambassador to Turkey | |
| In office January 15, 1952 – June 19, 1953 | |
| President | Dwight D. Eisenhower |
| Preceded by | George Wadsworth |
| Succeeded by | Avra M. Warren |
| 4th United States Ambassador to West Germany | |
| In office May 18, 1963 – May 21, 1968 | |
| President | John F. Kennedy Lyndon B. Johnson |
| Preceded by | Walter C. Dowling |
| Succeeded by | Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr. |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 10, 1912 Waco, Texas |
| Died | July 4, 2005 Leesburg, Virginia |
| Nationality | American |
| Profession | Diplomat |
George Crews McGhee (March 10, 1912 - July 4, 2005) was a career diplomat in the United States foreign service.
He served as U.S. Ambassador to Turkey in 1952-1953, where he supported their successful bid for NATO membership.
From November 1961 to April 1963, he served as the third ever Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs, during the Kennedy Administration (later to be replaced by W. Averell Harriman). President Kennedy had left this office vacant since January 1961 until McGhee, a Texan, was persuaded to take the position. Following that position, he was again named Ambassador to West Germany from 1963-1968.
McGhee was a student at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas, and holds an honorary degree from that institution.[1] He was also a Rhodes Scholar at Queen's College, Oxford.
In 1989, McGhee donated his villa in Alanya, Turkey to Georgetown University. Today it is known as the McGhee Center for Eastern Mediterranean Studies, and welcomes students each spring. His estate, Farmer's Delight in Loudoun County, Virginia, is operated by the McGee Foundation as a museum, research center and meeting facility.[2] It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[3][4]
References
- ^ Profile - Registrar - SMU
- ^ "Farmer's Delight Plantation". McGhee Fountaion. Retrieved 16 September 2011.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission (May 1973). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nominaton Form: Farmer's Delight" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 16 September 2011.
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