Jones, John Wesley, 1907-1998
Variant namesJohn Wesley Jones (1907-1998) was a Foreign Service officer and diplomat. After graduating from George Washington University in 1930, he joined the Foreign Service. He served in Mexico and Italy, and was one of the last diplomats to leave China after the Communist takeover. He was director of the State Department's Office of Western European Affairs in Washington from 1953 to 1957. In 1958 he was appointed Ambassador to Libya, and he served as Ambassador to Peru from 1963 to 1969.
From the description of Jones, John Wesley, 1907-1998 (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration). naId: 10611477
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| referencedIn | Harry S. Truman Library Oral History Collection. 1960 - 2005. Oral History Interviews. 1960 - 2005. Oral History Interview with John Wesley Jones | Harry S. Truman Library | |
| creatorOf | Personal and Office Files, ca. 1955 - ca. 1976 | Lyndon Baines Johnson Library |
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Birth 1907
Death 1998
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