Stanley Woodward was born on March 12, 1899 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He served in the U.S. Army in World War I, in 1918. He received an A.B. in 1922 from Yale University, and from 1923 to 1924 he was a student at Ecoles de Sciences Politiques in Paris, France. In 1925, Woodward was appointed a Foreign Service Officer in the Department of State, beginning a long career in the foreign service. He served in the following capacities: Foreign Service Officer, Geneva, Switzerland, 1926-1929; Foreign Service Officer, Brussels, Belgium, 1929-1933; Foreign Service Officer, Port-au-Prince, Haiti, 1933-1934; Fairmont Park Commissioner, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1934-1937; Assistant Chief of Protocol, State Department, 1937-1944; Appointed Chief of Protocol at the State Department on July 15, 1946; Termination of Appointment as Chief of Protocol, 1950; Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Canada, 1950-1953; and resigned as Ambassador to Canada, January 15, 1953. During his service as Ambassador to Canada, Woodward also received the following degrees: LL.D. from the University of British Columbia, 1951; LL.D. from Laval University, 1952; and D.C.L. from Bishop's University, 1952. From 1953 to 1955, he served as Treasurer of the Democratic National Committee. From May to June 1956, he accompanied former President Harry S. Truman and Bess Truman on their trip to Europe, joined by his wife, Shirley Woodward, and Mr. Eugene Bailey. Stanley Woodward died in Washington, D.C. on August 17, 1992.
From the description of Woodward, Stanley, 1899-1992 (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration). naId: 10574775
