William Dawson
Politician
1885 – 1972
Who was William Dawson?
Wiliam Dawson, Jr. was a career United States diplomat. He was U.S. ambassador to multiple countries, including being the first ambassador to the Organization of American States.
He was born at Saint Paul, Minnesota, on 11 August 1885, the son of William Dawson and Maria Rice. After graduating from the University of Minnesota in 1906, he attended the Ecole Libre des Sciences Politiques in Paris and soon after entered the United States Foreign Service.
His first posting was to St. Petersburg, Russia, in 1908. He served as vice and deputy consul-general to Barcelona, Spain, and Frankfurt, Germany; and consul at Rosario, Argentina; Montevideo, Uruguay; Danzig, Poland; and Munich, Germany.
Dawson was consul-general at large from 1922 to 1924 and served as chief instructor at the Department of State's Foreign Service School from 1925-1928. He married Agnes Balloch Bready on 8 June 1926.
He served in Mexico as consul-general; was U.S. Minister to Ecuador, Colombia and Uruguay; and U.S. ambassador to Panama and Uruguay during his long career.
After retiring in 1946 he served as advisor on Latin American affairs to the U.S. delegation during the formation of the United Nations, went to Brazil on a special mission with General George Marshall and became the first U.S. ambassador to the Organization of American States.
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- Born
- Aug 11, 1885
Saint Paul - Spouses
- Religion
- Episcopal Church
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Education
- École Libre des Sciences Politiques
- University of Minnesota
- Lived in
- Saint Paul
- Died
- 1972
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on July 23, 2013
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