Category Archives: Korean War (1950-1953)
Meeker, Leonard
(United States of America, 1916 – ) Diplomat Mr. Leonard Meeker served as a lawyer in the Office of the Legal Adviser of the United States Department of State before being appointed the United States Ambassador to Romania from 1969 to 1973. In this interview, conducted on 24 July 1990, Mr. Meeker discussed the 1950 [...]
Hyde, James Nevins
(United States of America, 1909 – 1996) International Lawyer, Diplomat Mr. James Nevins Hyde became a political adviser to the United States Mission at the United Nations in 1948. In 1951, he was appointed Deputy Representative to the General Assembly. After resigning in 1953, with the change of Presidential Administrations, Mr. Hyde returned to the private practice. He continued his relationship with the United Nations, advising [...]
Bancroft, Harding
(United States of America, 1911 – 1992) Diplomat, Lawyer, Journalist After serving with the Office of Price Administration during World War II, Harding Bancroft was assigned to a position in the United States State Department Bureau of United Nations Affairs in 1945. In 1951, President Harry S. Truman appointed him as deputy United States representative to the United Nations Collective Measures Committee. He served in that capacity as [...]
Debrito, A. H. Dantas
(Brazil, 1914 – 2005) Diplomat A seasoned diplomat, A. H. Dantas De Brito spent his diplomatic career in various international organizations, including the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the Pan-American Union. He joined the United Nations in 1947 and eventually became the Director of Political and Security Council Affairs. From 1975 to 1985, Mr. De Brito [...]
