2nd Assistant Secretary of State for American Republic Affairs
In office October 29, 1945 – June 27, 1947
President
Harry S. Truman
Preceded by
Nelson Rockefeller
Succeeded by
Edward G. Miller, Jr.
7th United States Ambassador to Argentina
In office May 21, 1945 – September 23, 1945
President
Harry S. Truman
Preceded by
Norman Armour
Succeeded by
George S. Messersmith
8th United States Ambassador to Cuba
In office May 19, 1942 – April 27, 1945
President
Franklin D. Roosevelt Harry S. Truman
Preceded by
George S. Messersmith
Succeeded by
R. Henry Norweb
1st United States Ambassador to Colombia
In office February 15, 1939 – March 12, 1942
President
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Preceded by
William Dawson
Succeeded by
Arthur Bliss Lane
Personal details
Born
(1894-03-13)March 13, 1894 Elkhorn, Montana, United States
Died
January 10, 1978(1978-01-10) (aged 83) Los Angeles, California, United States
Spouse(s)
Maria Humeres Solar (1915–1962) Verbena Williams Hebbard (1964–1977)
Children
Maruja Lyons Laura Iselina Young William Braden Patricia Clark Spruille Braden, Jr.
Alma mater
Sheffield Scientific School
Profession
Mining Engineer (BMinE, PhD MinE)
Spruille Braden (/ˈspruːlˈbreɪdən/SPROOLBRAY-dən;[1] March 13, 1894 – January 10, 1978) was an American diplomat, businessman, lobbyist, and member of the Council on Foreign Relations. He served as the ambassador to various Latin American countries, and as Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs. He is notable for his interventionist activities and his prominent role in several coups d'état.
SpruilleBraden (/ˈspruːl ˈbreɪdən/ SPROOL BRAY-dən; March 13, 1894 – January 10, 1978) was an American diplomat, businessman, lobbyist, and member of...
speech in 1965, American diplomat SpruilleBraden said the term was used by Joseph Stalin to refer to what Braden called "countless innocent although...
Roosevelt Harry S. Truman Preceded by Position established Succeeded by SpruilleBraden Personal details Born Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller (1908-07-08)July 8...
death of Roosevelt, who was succeeded by Harry S. Truman. Ambassador SpruilleBraden would organize opposition to the government of Farrell and Perón. The...
17, 1944, dispatch to the U.S. Secretary of State, U.S. Ambassador SpruilleBraden wrote: It is becoming increasingly apparent that President Batista...
1977–1979, Trilateral Commission) Tom Braden (former CIA agent and liberal journalist on CNN) SpruilleBraden (American diplomat, businessman) Sir Richard...
Infamous Decade. At the start of 1945, the US ambassador to Argentina, SpruilleBraden, organized a broad movement that was defined as anti-peronist, with...
paper scathingly critical of Perón released by the U.S. Ambassador, SpruilleBraden. The report, accusing Perón of fascist ties, allowed him to marginalize...
after receiving permission from Ambassador SpruilleBraden to form the "Crook Factory," Hemingway asked Braden for permission to arm his fishing boat, the...
the elections shortly afterward by a landslide. The US ambassador, SpruilleBraden, took direct action in Argentine politics supporting the antiperonist...
North Carolina The Invasion of South Sakhalin ended in Soviet victory. SpruilleBraden was appointed Assistant Secretary of State for American Republic Affairs...
Perón reported the meddling of the ambassador of the United States SpruilleBraden in the 1946 election, and won by a landslide. He nationalized several...
Engineers, 1917. Accessed May 4, 2015. "SpruilleBraden Santiago, Chile, South America. Proposed by BB Thayer William Braden WD Thornton. Born 1894, Elk Horn...
Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary May 6, 1935 November 16, 1937 SpruilleBraden Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary February 15, 1939 March...
Mercante María Laura Cali as María Aurelia Tizón Alfredo Casero as SpruilleBraden The Argentine president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner promoted the...
ENGINEER BUYS PERKINS COUNTRY HOME; Stonehurst, With 10 Acres, Passes to SpruilleBraden, Who Will Reside There," The New York Times, October 11, 1922. v t...
Rockefeller December 20, 1944 August 17, 1945 Franklin D. Roosevelt and Harry S. Truman SpruilleBraden October 29, 1945 June 27, 1947 Harry S. Truman...
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