| Edward Reilly Stettinius, Jr. | |
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| In office December 1, 1944 – June 27, 1945 |
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| President | Franklin D. Roosevelt Harry Truman |
| Preceded by | Cordell Hull |
| Succeeded by | James F. Byrnes |
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| In office 1945 – 1946 |
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| President | Harry Truman |
| Preceded by | None |
| Succeeded by | Herschel Johnson (Acting) |
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| Born | October 22, 1900 Chicago, Illinois |
| Died | October 31, 1949 (aged 49) Greenwich, Connecticut |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Virginia Gordon Wallace |
| Profession | Businessman |
| Religion | Episcopalian |
Edward Reilly Stettinius, Jr. The United States Secretary of State (commonly abbreviated as SecState) is the head of the United States Department of State, concerned with Foreign affairs Events 800 - Charlemagne judges the accusations against Pope Leo III in the Vatican Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1358 - Republic of Dubrovnik is founded 1709 - Peter the Great defeats Charles XII of Sweden Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Cordell Hull ( October 2, 1871 &ndash July 23, 1955) was an American politician from the U James Francis Byrnes ( May 2, 1879 April 9, 1972) was an American statesman from the state of South Carolina. The United States Ambassador to the United Nations (full title Representative of the United States of America to the United Nations, with the rank and status Nothing is a concept that describes the lack or absence of anything at all Herschel Johnson may refer to Herschel Vespasian Johnson, a United States Governor. Events 202 BC - Hannibal Barca, leader of the Carthaginians, is defeated by the Roman legions under Scipio Africanus Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. Events 445 BC – Ezra reads the Book of the Law to the Israelites in Jerusalem (see Nehemiah 91 NLTse Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Greenwich is a town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. A businessperson (also businessman or businesswoman) is someone who is employed at usually a profit-oriented enterprise, or more specifically someone The Episcopal Church is the official name of the Province of the Anglican Communion in the United States. (October 22, 1900 – October 31, 1949) was United States Secretary of State under Presidents Franklin D. Roosevelt and Harry S. Truman, serving from 1944 to 1945. Events 202 BC - Hannibal Barca, leader of the Carthaginians, is defeated by the Roman legions under Scipio Africanus Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar Events 445 BC – Ezra reads the Book of the Law to the Israelites in Jerusalem (see Nehemiah 91 NLTse Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States Secretary of State (commonly abbreviated as SecState) is the head of the United States Department of State, concerned with Foreign affairs The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by
Stettinius was born in Chicago, the younger of two sons and third of four children of Edward Reilly and Judith (Carrington) Stettinius. Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. His mother was a Virginian of colonial English ancestry. The Commonwealth of Virginia ( is an American state His father, of German descent, was a native of St. Louis; active in many business enterprises, he became president of the Diamond Match Company (1909-1915), a partner in the banking house of J. P. Morgan and Company, and a War Department official during World War I. JPMorgan Chase & Co ( is the largest Banking institution in the United States by deposits and market capitalization and is one of the oldest operating The United States Department of War, sometimes also called the War Office, was the department of the United States government 's executive branch World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All Stettinius went to the Pomfret School until 1920, after which he attended the University of Virginia until 1924, leaving without a degree. Pomfret School is an independent coeducational boarding and day school located in Pomfret Connecticut, United States for grades 9 through 12 and offers a post-graduate The University of Virginia (also called UVa, UVA, Mr Jefferson's University, or The University) is a highly selective public research On May 15, 1926, he married Virginia Gordon Wallace, daughter of a prominent family of Richmond, Virginia. This article is about the city of Richmond the capital of the Commonwealth of Virginia. They had three children: Edward Reilly, and the twins Wallace and Joseph. That year he became assistant to John Lee Pratt, the vice-president of General Motors, and in 1931 he succeeded Pratt in that position. John Lee Pratt (1879 – 1975 was an American businessman. He was born in King George County Virginia, received a Civil engineering degree General Motors Corporation ( GM) ( is a multinational automobile manufacturer founded in 1908 and headquartered in the United States. At General Motors he worked to develop unemployment relief programs and through this he came into contact with Franklin D. Roosevelt, for whom he worked briefly in the National Recovery Administration. National Recovery Administration (NRA created in the United States of America under the 1933 National Industrial Recovery Act, was one of the New Deal In 1934 Stettinius went to US Steel to become a senior administrator, but after Roosevelt was elected President of the United States Stettinius was asked to join the administration as director in the Office of Production Management. The United States Steel Corporation ( is an integrated Steel producer with major production operations in the United States, Canada, and Central Europe The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by Two years later he became head of the Lend-lease aid to the allies, a position he held until he became undersecretary of state in 1943. Lend-Lease (Public Law 77-11 was the name of the program under which the United States of America supplied the United Kingdom, the Soviet Union, In November of 1944 Stettinius succeeded Secretary of State Cordell Hull due to Hull's poor health. Cordell Hull ( October 2, 1871 &ndash July 23, 1955) was an American politician from the U
Stettinius, as chairman of the US delegation to the United Nations Conference on International Organization, was instrumental in the formation of the United Nations and was present at its official founding on June 26, 1945. The United Nations Conference on International Organization (UNCIO was a convention of delegates from 50 Allied nations that took place from 25 April The United Nations ( UN) is an International organization whose stated aims are to facilitate cooperation in International law, International security Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian is killed during the retreat from the Sassanid Empire. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar As Secretary, Stettinius made the decision to return a Russian codebook, found in Finland, to the Soviet Union. In Cryptography, a codebook is a document used for implementing a code. Finland, officially the Republic of Finland ( is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 This hampered US efforts to decode Russian cables, many of which, when later released, provided information about the widespread penetration of Soviet agents into senior US Government positions. The reasons for this act are not clear. Soon afterward, Stettinius resigned as Secretary of State to become the first United States Ambassador to the United Nations. The United States Ambassador to the United Nations (full title Representative of the United States of America to the United Nations, with the rank and status Stettinius resigned from this position in June of 1946, after which he became critical of what he saw as Truman's refusal to use the UN as a tool to resolve tensions with the Soviet Union.
In 1946 he ordered release of a Nazi mass murderer, Adreas Muller. See Justice at Dachau page 352-53 for details.
Prematurely white-haired, with dark eyebrows, blue eyes, tanned face, and a quick smile, Stettinius was striking in appearance and inspired goodwill. For three years after his return to private life he served as rector of the University of Virginia. A longtime friend of William Tubman, the president of Liberia, he helped form (1947) and headed as board chairman the Liberia Company, a partnership between the Liberian government and American financiers to provide funds for the development of that African nation. William Vacanarat Shadrach Tubman ( November 29, 1895 &ndash July 23, 1971) was a Liberian politician Liberia, officially the Republic of Liberia, is a country on the west coast of Africa, bordered by Sierra Leone, Guinea, Côte d'Ivoire He lived during his retirement at his estate on the Rapidan River, Virginia. The Rapidan River is the largest Tributary of the Rappahannock River in North-central Virginia. He died of a coronary thrombosis at the home of a sister in Greenwich, Connecticut, at the age of 49, and was buried in the family plot in Locust Valley Cemetery, Locust Valley, New York. Thrombosis is the formation of a blood Clot ( Thrombus) inside a Blood vessel, obstructing the flow of Blood through the Circulatory Greenwich is a town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. Locust Valley is a hamlet (and a Census-designated place) in Nassau County, New York on the North Shore of Long Island.
References
- "Edward Reilly Stettinius". Dictionary of American Biography, Supplement 4: 1946-1950. American Council of Learned Societies, 1974.
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| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Sumner Welles |
Under Secretary of State 1943 – 1944 |
Succeeded by Joseph C. Grew |
| Preceded by Cordell Hull |
United States Secretary of State 1944 – 1945 |
Succeeded by James F. Byrnes |
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| Preceded by None |
U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations 1945 – 1946 |
Succeeded by Warren R. Austin |
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