Douglas MacArthur II

Douglas MacArthur II
United States Ambassador to Iran
In office
October 13, 1969 – February 17, 1972
PresidentRichard Nixon
Preceded byArmin H. Meyer
Succeeded byJoseph S. Farland
United States Ambassador to Austria
In office
May 24, 1967 – September 16, 1969
PresidentLyndon B. Johnson
Richard Nixon
Preceded byJames Williams Riddleberger
Succeeded byJohn P. Humes
9th Assistant Secretary of State for Legislative Affairs
In office
March 14, 1965 – March 6, 1967
PresidentLyndon B. Johnson
Preceded byFred Dutton
Succeeded byWilliam B. Macomber Jr.
United States Ambassador to Belgium
In office
May 9, 1961 – February 11, 1965
PresidentJohn F. Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson
Preceded byWilliam A. M. Burden
Succeeded byRidgway B. Knight
United States Ambassador to Japan
In office
February 25, 1957 – March 12, 1961
PresidentDwight D. Eisenhower
Preceded byJohn M. Allison
Succeeded byEdwin Reischauer
10th Counselor of the United States Department of State
In office
March 30, 1953 – December 16, 1956
PresidentDwight D. Eisenhower
Preceded byCharles E. Bohlen
Succeeded byG. Frederick Reinhardt
Personal details
Born(1909-07-05)July 5, 1909
Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedNovember 15, 1997(1997-11-15) (aged 88)
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Spouse
Laura Louise Barkley
(m. 1934; died 1987)
Parent
EducationYale University
OccupationDiplomat

Douglas MacArthur II (July 5, 1909 – November 15, 1997) was an American diplomat. During his diplomatic career, he served as United States ambassador to Japan, Belgium, Austria, and Iran, as well as Assistant Secretary of State for Legislative Affairs.[1] He was the nephew of the U.S. general Douglas MacArthur.[2]

  1. ^ "The Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training Foreign Affairs Oral History Project Ambassador Douglas MacArthur, II" (PDF). Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training. December 15, 1986. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 11, 2024. Retrieved July 11, 2024.
  2. ^ Kapur, Nick (2018). Japan at the Crossroads: Conflict and Compromise after Anpo. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press. p. 27. ISBN 978-0674984424.

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