James Grover McDonald
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James Grover McDonald (1886 - 1964) was a United States diplomat. He served as the first U.S. Ambassador to Israel.
He studied at Harvard University.
[edit] Offices
- Chairman of the Board, Foreign Policy Association (1919 - 1933)
- LEAGUE OF NATIONS HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR REFUGEES COMING FROM GERMANY (1933 - 1935)
- Member, EDITORIAL STAFF, The New York Times (1936 - 1938)
- President of the "President Roosevelt Consultive Committee for Political Refugees"
- Member, U.S. Delegation at the Evian Conference (1938)
- President, BROOKLYN INSTITUTE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES (1938 - 1942)
- Chairman, PRESIDENT'S ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL REFUGEES (1938 - 1945)
- News Analyst, NATIONAL BROADCASTING COMPANY, BLUE NETWORK (1942 - 1944)
- Member, Anglo-American Committee of Inquiry 1946
- UNITED STATES SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE TO ISRAEL (1948 - 1949)
- UNITED STATES AMBASSADOR TO ISRAEL (1949 - 1951)
- Chairman, ADVISORY COUNCIL, DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION FOR ISRAEL (1951 - 1961)
[edit] External links
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (Papers of James McDonald)
- Columbia University (Papers of James McDonald)
- U.S. State Department List of Ambassador's to Israel
- U.S. State Department Archives (People)
| Preceded by - |
U.S. Ambassador to Israel 1949–1950 |
Succeeded by Monnett Bain Davis |
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