Robertson, Walter Spencer, 1893-
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Walter Spencer Robertson (1893-1970) was an investment banker, a financial and cultural leader in Richmond, Va., and a specialist in international Far Eastern affairs. He was the son of William Henry Robertson (1855-1908) and Anne Maria (Robinson) Robertson (1856-1910).
From the description of Papers, 1824-2002, of Walter Spencer Robertson. (Virginia Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 496286891
Walter Spencer Robertson (1893-1970) was an investment banker, a financial and cultural leader in Richmond, Va., and a specialist in international Far Eastern affairs. Robertson served as a pilot in the U.S. Army Air Force in the First World War, as Chief of the U.S. Lend-Lease Mission to Australia, 1943-1944; as American Minister at the U.S. Embassy in Chungking, China, 1945-1946,;as Assistant Secretary of State for Far Eastern Affairs, 1953-1959; and as a Delegate to the 14th Session of the United Nations.
From the description of Papers, 1933-1970. (Virginia Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 496285968
Banker, diplomat.
From the description of Reminiscences of Walter Spencer Robertson : oral history, 1967. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122586810
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Subjects:
- Diplomatic and consular service, American
- Diplomats
- Diplomats
- Government executives
- Korean War, 1950-1953
- Lend-lease operations (1941-1945)
- Real property
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- East Asia (as recorded)
- China (as recorded)
- Virginia--Richmond (as recorded)
- United States (as recorded)
- East Asia (as recorded)
- United States (as recorded)
- Washington (D.C.) (as recorded)
- China (as recorded)
- China (as recorded)
- United States (as recorded)
