Murphy, Robert D. (Robert Daniel), 1894-1978
Variant namesDiplomat, State Department officer.
From the description of Reminiscences of Robert Daniel Murphy : oral history, 1972. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122632144
From the description of Reminiscences of Robert Daniel Murphy : oral history, 1971. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122441323
From the description of Reminiscences of Robert Daniel Murphy : oral history, 1972. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122565626
American diplomat; presidential envoy to French North Africa, 1940-1942; political adviser to Supreme Headquarters, Allied Expeditionary Forces, 1942-1944; political adviser, Office of Military Government for Germany, 1944-1949; assistant secretary, deputy undersecretary, and undersecretary of state, 1953-1959.
From the description of Robert D. Murphy papers, 1913-1978. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754870934
Biographical Note
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1894, October 28:
Born, Milwaukee, Wisconsin -
1917 -1919 :Clerk, American Legation, Bern, Switzerland -
1920:
LL.B., George Washington University -
1921:
Married, Mildred Taylor Vice Consul, Zurich, Switzerland -
1921 -1925 :Vice Consul, Munich, Germany -
1925:
Consul, Seville, Spain -
1928:
LL.M., George Washington University -
1926 -1930 :Department of State, Washington, D.C. -
1930 -1940 :Consul, Paris, France -
1940:
Charge d'affaires, Vichy, France -
1940 -1942 :Presidential envoy to French North Africa -
1941:
Concluded economic accord with General Maxime Weygand -
1942:
Effected preparations for Allied landings in North Africa -
1942 -1944 :Chief Civil Affairs Officer and Political Adviser on Staff of Supreme Commander Co-chairman, North African Economic Board -
1942 -1943 :Member, Advisory Council, Allied Control Commission for Italy -
1944 -1949 :U.S. Political Adviser, Germany -
1949:
Director, Office for Germany and Austria, Department of State -
1949 -1952 :Ambassador to Belgium -
1952 -1953 :Ambassador to Japan -
1953:
Assistant Secretary of State for United Nations Affairs -
1953 -1959 :Deputy Under Secretary of State -
1959:
Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Retirement from government service -
1960 -1978 :Successively President, Chairman of the Board, and Honorary Chairman of the Board, Corning Glass Works, Corning Glass International -
1964:
Author, Diplomat Among Warriors -
1968 -1969 :Member, Presidential Transition Committee -
1973 -1975 :Member, Commission on the Organization of the Government for the Conduct of Foreign Policy -
1969 -1976 :Member (Chairman, 1976), Intelligence Oversight Board Member, President's Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board -
1978, January 9:
Died, Washington, D.C.
From the guide to the Robert Daniel Murphy papers, 1913-1978, (Hoover Institution Archives)
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| World War, 1939-1945 |
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Person
Birth 1894-10-28
Death 1978-01-09
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