Loy W. Henderson
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Loy Wesley Henderson (June 28, 1892 – March 24, 1986) was a United States Foreign Service Officer and diplomat.
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),[1] United States Ambassador to India (1948-51)[2] and then Ambassador to Iran (1951-54).[3]
From 1945 to 1948 he served at the State Department in Washington, as the director of the Office of Near Eastern and African Affairs, including during the Iran crisis and Greek Civil War. As such, he had a hand in much of the foreign policy planning regarding the nascent Cold War, such as the Truman Doctrine. In 1954, he was appointed as Assistant Secretary of State for Administration.[4] In 1956, he was named a career ambassador.[5] He retired in 1960 and spent seven years teaching International Relations at Washington, D.C.'s American University. His memoirs, entitled "A Question of Trust: the origins of U.S.-Soviet diplomatic relations" were published in 1986.[6]
The major auditorium in the State Department headquarters, the Harry S Truman Building, is named after Henderson.
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- The Political Graveyard - Short summary of details.
- Loy W. Henderson: A Register of His Papers in the Library of Congress
- Oral history interviewfrom 1973 at the Harry S. Truman Library.
- Memoirs of Loy W. Henderson in the Library of Congress
| Diplomatic posts | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Thomas M. Wilson |
United States Minister to Iraq 1943 – 1945 |
Succeeded by George Wadsworth II |
| Preceded by Henry F. Grady |
United States Ambassador to India 1948 – 1951 |
Succeeded by Chester Bowles |
| Preceded by Henry F. Grady |
United States Ambassador to Iran 1951 – 1954 |
Succeeded by Selden Chapin |
