(1907-08-09)August 9, 1907 Walterboro, South Carolina, U.S.
Died
August 12, 1955(1955-08-12) (aged 48) Hua Hin, Thailand
Cause of death
Car accident
Resting place
Arlington National Cemetery
Political party
Democratic
Spouse
Betty Jane Cox
(m. 1936)
Children
2
John Emil Peurifoy (August 9, 1907 – August 12, 1955) was an American diplomat and ambassador in the early years of the Cold War. He served as ambassador to Greece, Thailand, and Guatemala. In this latter country, he was serving during the 1954 coup that overthrew the democratic government of Jacobo Arbenz.
John Emil Peurifoy (August 9, 1907 – August 12, 1955) was an American diplomat and ambassador in the early years of the Cold War. He served as ambassador...
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Repeat Bomb". Following the appointment of JohnPeurifoy to the post of Ambassador to Guatemala in 1953, Peurifoy used his governmental influence in Guatemala...
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the experiment to another 19 children. U.S. Undersecretary of State JohnPeurifoy testified to a Senate subcommittee that most of the 91 U.S. State Department...
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