Duke, Angier Biddle, 1915-1995

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Birth 1915-11-30
Death 1995-05-18
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Biographical notes:

Chief of Protocol and ambassador to Spain and Denmark under the Kennedy and Johnson administrations; resident of New York, N.Y., and Washington, D.C.

From the description of Angier Biddle Duke Papers, 1915-1995 and n.d. (bulk 1940-1995). (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 45279792

1915 Born in New York City, Nov. 30. Son of Angier Buchanan and Cordelia (Biddle) Duke 1934 1937 Attended Yale University 1937 Married first wife, Priscilla St. George. Had one son by her, Angier Pony St. George Duke (b. 1938) 1939 Divorced Priscilla St. George 1940 Married Margaret Screven White 1940 1945 Served from private to major in U. S. Army 1945 Officer in charge of Air Transport Command, Paris section 1945 1948 President, Duke International Corporation, NYC 1949 Appointed to U.S. Foreign Service 1949 Appointed to post in American Embassy, Buenos Aires, Argentina 1951 Special Assistant to Ambassador, American embassy, Madrid, Spain 1952 Divorced Margaret Screven White 1952 Married Maria-Luisa de Aranha, Dec. 11. Had two children by her: Maria Luisa (Marylou) Biddle Duke (b. 1954) and Dario Drexel Duke (b. 1957) 1952 1953 U.S. Ambassador to El Salvador (youngest ambassador in US at 36 years old) 1954 1960 President, International Rescue Commission 1955 1961 Commissioner, Long Island State Park 1957 Received LL. D., Iona College 1958 1960 V.P. of CARE 1961 Maria-Luisa killed in airplane crash, Queens, NY, on her way to her daughter's birthday party 1961 1965 Chief of protocol, Dept. of State, Kennedy and Johnson administrations 1962 Married Robin Chandler Lynn, May 12. Had one son by her, Angier Biddle Duke, Jr. (b. 1963) 1965 1968 Ambassador to Spain. 1968 Chief of protocol, Dept. of State 1968 1969 Ambassador to Denmark 1969 LL. D., Duke University 1973 1976 Commissioner of Civic Affairs and Public Events, NYC 1974 1995 Director, Appeal of Conscience Foundation 1976 1977 Chairman, NYC Democratic Committee 1977 1979 President, The Spanish Institute, NYC (chairman, 1983-1987) 1978 1979 Chairman, NY State Council on Ethnic Affairs President, Nat'l. Committee on American Foreign Policy, Inc. 1979 1981 Ambassador to Morocco 1981 1990 Trustee, Long Island University 1981 1986 Chairman, U.S.-Japan Foundation, NYC 1981 1995 Chairman, World Affairs Council, Long Island 1986 1990 Chancellor, Long Island University, Southampton Campus 1988 1995 Chairman, Duke Family Association of NC 1992 1995 President, Council of American Ambassadors 1995 Died, Southampton, Long Island

From the guide to the Angier Biddle Duke Papers, 1923-1990s and undated, (Duke University. David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library)

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  • African Americans
  • Civil rights movement
  • Diplomacy
  • World politics
  • World War, 1939-1945

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