Louis G. Dreyfus
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Louis G. Dreyfus, Jr. | |
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| 2nd United States Ambassador to Afghanistan | |
| In office August 16, 1949 – January 19, 1951 | |
| President | Harry S. Truman |
| Preceded by | Ely Eliot Palmer |
| Succeeded by | George R. Merrell |
| United States Minister to Sweden | |
| In office January 3, 1947 – October 6, 1947 | |
| President | Harry S. Truman |
| Preceded by | Herschel Johnson |
| Succeeded by | H. Freeman Matthews |
| 3rd United States Minister to Iceland | |
| In office June 14, 1944 – January 21, 1946 | |
| President | Franklin D. Roosevelt Harry S. Truman |
| Preceded by | Leland B. Morris |
| Succeeded by | Richard P. Butrick |
| 2nd United States Minister to Afghanistan | |
| In office May 19, 1941 – July 25, 1942 | |
| President | Franklin D. Roosevelt |
| Preceded by | William H. Hornibrook |
| Succeeded by | Cornelius Engert |
| 10th United States Minister to Iran | |
| In office December 18, 1940 – December 12, 1943 | |
| President | Franklin D. Roosevelt |
| Preceded by | William H. Hornibrook (1936) |
| Succeeded by | Leland B. Morris (as Ambassador) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1889 |
| Died | May 19, 1973 (aged 83) Santa Barbara, California |
| Education | Yale University |
| Occupation | Diplomat |
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]
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] causing a diplomatic rupture: all consular matters were transacted through chargés d'affaires until 1939, when 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]
After he retired from the State Department in 1951, he lived in Santa Barbara, California, until his death on May 19, 1973.[6]
References
- ^ "Diplomat for 41 Years Preparing to Retire". The New York Times. 1951-04-05. Retrieved 2018-07-08.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Louis G. Dreyfus, Jr., dead at 83". The San Francisco Examiner. May 22, 1973. Retrieved 2019-05-30.
External links
- Louis Goethe Dreyfus, Jr. at the Office of the Historian website.
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