Wallace Smith Murray | |
Ambassador From: | United States |
Country: | Iran |
Term Start: | February 20, 1945 |
Term End: | April 18, 1946 |
Predecessor: | Leland B. Morris |
Successor: | George V. Allen |
President: | Franklin D. Roosevelt |
Allegiance: | United States |
Branch: | United States Army |
Serviceyears: | 1917-1920 |
Awards: | is not set --> |
Military Blank1: | 42nd Rainbow Division |
Military Data1: | France, 1917-1919 |
Military Blank2: | Adjutant to Military Governor |
Military Data2: | Ahrweiler, Germany, 1919 |
Military Blank3: | Secretary of Legation |
Military Data3: | Budapest, Hungary, 1920 |
Blank1: | American Legation, Teheran, Persia |
Data1: | Charge d’affaire, 1922 |
Blank2: | U.S. Department of State |
Data2: | Foreign Service Officer, 1925 |
Blank3: | Division of Near Eastern Affairs |
Data3: | Assistant Chief, 1927 |
Birth Date: | March 10, 1887 |
Birth Place: | Bardstown, Kentucky |
Death Date: | April 26, 1965 |
Resting Place: | Springfield, Ohio |
Spouse: | Frances R. Wilde |
Mother: | Maude Cook |
Father: | John P. Murray |
Nationality: | American |
Profession: | Diplomat |
Wallace Smith Murray (1887–1965) was a Career Foreign Service Officer from Ohio who served as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary To Iran (appointed February 20, 1945; Presentation of Credentials: June 5, 1945; Termination of Mission: Left post on April 18, 1946).[1]