Walter C. Dowling

Walter Cecil Dowling (August 4, 1905 – July 1, 1977)[1] was the United States Ambassador to West Germany from 1959–1963 and the US Ambassador to South Korea from 1956-1959.

Dowling was born in Atkinson, Georgia. He received a bachelor's degree from Mercer University in 1925. He 1932 he became the vice consul in Norway. He worked his way through various foreign postings and postings at the state department until his being made an ambassador in 1956.

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