Loy W. Henderson

Loy Wesley Henderson (June 28, 1892 – March 24, 1986) was a United States Foreign Service Officer.

Born in Rogers, Arkansas, he served in the United States Department of State, and was a contemporary of influential staffers such as George F. Kennan and Charles Bohlen. His posts included U.S. Minister in Iraq (1943-45), Ambassador to India (1948-51) and then Ambassador to Iran (1951-54). From 1945 to 1948 he served at the State Department in Washington, and had a hand in much of the foreign policy planning regarding the nascent Cold War.

[edit] External links

Preceded by: Thomas M. Wilson	United States MInister to Iraq 1943–1945	Succeeded by: George Wadsworth II
Preceded by: Henry F. Grady	Ambassador to India 1948–1951	Succeeded by: Chester Bowles
Preceded by: Henry F. Grady	Ambassador to Iran 1951–1954	Succeeded by: Selden Chapin