Henderson, Loy W. (Loy Wesley), 1892-1986

Foreign Service officer.

From the description of Reminiscences of Loy Wesley Henderson : oral history, 1970. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122597995

Diplomat; later professor of international relations, American University, Washington, D.C.

From the description of Papers of Loy W. Henderson, 1918-1984 (bulk 1938-1957). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71132016

From the description of Papers, 1918-1978 (bulk 1938-1957). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 31605132

American diplomat; secretary of legation, Baltic States, 1927-1930; secretary of embassy, Soviet Union, 1934-1938; assistant chief, Division of Eastern European Affairs, United States Department of State, 1938-1942.

From the description of Loy W. Henderson memoirs, undated. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754870837

Biographical Note

• 1892, June 28: Born, Rogers, Ark.
• 1915: A.B. degree, Northwestern University, Evanston, Ill.
• 1917 - 1918 : Student, University of Denver Law School, Denver, Colo.
• 1919: Member of Inter-Allied Commission to Germany for repatriation of prisoners of war
• 1919 - 1921 : Member of American Red Cross Commission to Europe
• 1922: Entered foreign service as vice consul in Dublin, Ireland
• 1925: Division of East European Affairs, Department of State
• 1927: Third secretary of legation, Baltic States
• 1930: Division of East European Affairs Married Elise Marie Heinrichson
• 1934: Second secretary of embassy, Moscow, U.S.S.R.
• 1942: Inspector, diplomatic missions and consular office, Department of State
• 1943: Ambassador to Iraq
• 1945: Director, Near Eastern and African Affairs, Department of State
• 1948: India Republic of India Nepal Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal Ambassador to India and Nepal
• 1951: Ambassador to Iran
• 1955: Deputy under secretary of state for administration
• 1956: Delegate to Baghdad Pact, Iran
• 1957: Chief of mission to arrange new establishments in Africa, Department of State
• 1960: Retired
• 1961 - 1968 : Professor, international relations, American University, Washington, D.C.
• 1986: Memoirs published, A Question of Trust, edited by George W. Baer (Stanford University, Stanford, Calif.: Hoover Institution Press. 579 pp.)
• 1986, March 24: Died, Bethesda, Md.

From the guide to the Loy W. Henderson Papers, 1918-1984, (bulk 1938-1957), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)

Biographical/Historical Note

American diplomat; secretary of legation, Baltic States, 1927-1930; secretary of embassy, Soviet Union, 1934-1938; assistant chief, Division of Eastern European Affairs, United States Department of State, 1938-1942.

From the guide to the Loy W. Henderson memoirs, undated, (Hoover Institution Archives)