R. W. Scott McLeod
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1914 – 1961
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Who was R. W. Scott McLeod?
Robert Walter Scott McLeod, known as Scott McLeod, headed the U.S. Department of State's Bureau for Security and Consular Affairs from 1953 to 1957 and served as U.S. Ambassador to Ireland from 1957 to 1961. He was the principal U.S. government official responsible for the purge of those charged with disloyalty or homosexuality from the State Department during the McCarthy era.
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