Cornelius Van Hemert Engert

Cornelius Van Hemert Engert
3rd United States Minister to Afghanistan
In office
July 2, 1942 – August 17, 1945
PresidentFranklin D. Roosevelt
Harry S. Truman
Preceded byLouis G. Dreyfus
Succeeded byEly Palmer
United States Minister to Iran
Acting
In office
June 1937 – December 17, 1940
PresidentFranklin D. Roosevelt
Preceded byGordon Phelps Merriam (acting)
Succeeded byLouis G. Dreyfus
3rd United States Minister Resident to Ethiopia
In office
April 30, 1936 – May 6, 1936[a]
PresidentFranklin D. Roosevelt
Preceded byAddison E. Southard
Succeeded byJohn K. Caldwell
Personal details
Born
Adolf Cornelius van Hemert Engert

(1887-12-31)December 31, 1887
Vienna, Austria-Hungary
DiedMay 12, 1985(1985-05-12) (aged 97)
Washington, D.C., United States
Cause of deathPneumonia
CitizenshipRussian Empire (1887–1910)
United States (1910–1985)
Spouse
Sara Morrison Cunningham
(m. 1922; died 1972)
EducationUniversity of California, Berkeley (Litt.B., Litt.M.)
Harvard University
OccupationDiplomat

Cornelius Van Hemert Engert (December 31, 1887 – May 12, 1985) was an American diplomat who served in Ethiopia, Iran, and Afghanistan.
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