Beaulac, Willard Leon, 1899-

Willard Leon Beaulac was born in Pawtucket, R.I., July 25, 1899. He attended Brown University, and, following service in the U.S. Navy (1918-19), enrolled in the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service, from which he graduated in 1921. That same year, Beaulac joined the State Department, and was assigned consular posts in Central and South America in the following years. For part of World War II, he served as counselor and deputy chief of mission to Spain. In 1944, Beaulac was appointed ambassador to Paraguay, followed by Colombia (1947-51), Cuba (1951-53), Chile (1953-56) and Argentina (1956-60). His final assignment was as deputy commandant for foreign affairs at the National War College, Washington, D.C. (1960-62). After retiring from the Foreign Service, Ambassador Beaulac was a visiting professor at Southern Illinois University, Carbondale and Ball State University, Muncie, Ind. He was awarded an honorary LL.D. by Georgetown University in 1951. His book publications include "Career ambassador" (1951), "Career diplomat" (1964), "A diplomat looks at aid to Latin America" (1970), "The fractured continent" (1980) and Franco: silent ally in World War II" (1986). Willard Leon Beaulac married Catherine H.A. Green in 1935. They had four children: Noel Jeane, Joan Caroll, Nancy Anne, and Willard Leon, Jr. Ambassador Beaulac died Aug. 25, 1990, in Washington, D.C.