Willard L. Beaulac
Willard Leon Beaulac (July 25, 1899 – August 25, 1990) was an American diplomat. He served as U.S. Ambassador to Paraguay, Colombia, Cuba, Chile and Argentina.[1]
Willard Leon Beaulac | |
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Willard Leon Beaulac in Bogota Colombia c. 1949 | |
| United States Ambassador to Paraguay | |
| In office 1944–1947 | |
| President | Franklin D. Roosevelt |
| Preceded by | Wesley Frost |
| Succeeded by | Fletcher Warren |
| United States Ambassador to Colombia | |
| In office 1947–1951 | |
| President | Harry S. Truman |
| Preceded by | John C. Wiley |
| Succeeded by | Capus M. Waynick |
| United States Ambassador to Cuba | |
| In office 1951–1953 | |
| President | Harry S. Truman |
| Preceded by | Robert Butler |
| Succeeded by | Arthur Gardner |
| United States Ambassador to Chile | |
| In office 1953–1956 | |
| President | Dwight D. Eisenhower |
| Preceded by | Claude G. Bowers |
| Succeeded by | Cecil B. Lyon |
| United States Ambassador to Argentina | |
| In office 1956–1960 | |
| President | Dwight D. Eisenhower |
| Preceded by | Albert F. Nufer |
| Succeeded by | Roy Richard Rubottom, Jr. |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 25, 1899 Pawtucket, Rhode Island, U.S. |
| Died | August 25, 1990 (aged 91) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Spouse | Catherine Hazel Arrott Greene |
| Children | three daughters, one son |
| Parent(s) | Sylvester Clinton Beaulac Lena Eleanor Jarvis |
| Education | Brown University (1918) Georgetown University (1921) |
| Occupation | Diplomat |
Biography edit
Willard L. Beaulac was born on July 25, 1899, in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, to Sylvester Clinton Beaulac and Lena Eleanor Jarvis. He attended Brown University before joining the United States Navy in 1918. After his honorable discharge in 1919, he attended the School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University and graduated in 1921.[1]
Beaulac joined the United States Foreign Service in 1921. He received his first ambassadorial appointment to Paraguay in 1944. in 1947 he was named United States Ambassador to Colombia. He married Catherine Hazel Arrott Greene on February 25, 1935.[1]
From 1951 to 1953 he was United States Ambassador to Cuba. In 1953 he succeeded Claude G. Bowers as United States Ambassador to Chile. From 1956 to 1960 he was United States Ambassador to Argentina. Before retiring around 1962 he was the deputy commandant for foreign affairs of the National War College.[1]
Beaulac died from Alzheimer's disease in Washington, D.C., on August 25, 1990, at the age of 91.[1]
Positions edit
- US Ambassador to Argentina (1956–60)
- US Ambassador to Chile (1953–56)
- US Ambassador to Cuba (1951–53)
- US Ambassador to Colombia (1947–51)
- US Ambassador to Paraguay (1944–47)
- US State Department Consul General, Madrid (1941–44)
- US State Department Counsellor, Havana (1940–41)
- US State Department Assistant Chief, Division of American Republics (1937–40)
- US State Department Assistant Chief, Division of Latin American Affairs (1934–37)
- US State Department Second Secretary, San Salvador, El Salvador (1933)
- US State Department Second Secretary, Managua, Nicaragua (1928–33)
- US State Department Third Secretary, Port-au-Prince, Haiti (1927–28)
- US State Department Consul, Arica, Chile (1925–27)
- US State Department Vice Consul, Puerto Castilla, Honduras (1923–25)
- US State Department Vice Consul, Tampico, Mexico (1921–23)
Professor edit
Works edit
- Career Ambassador, Macmillan, 1951, (memoir)
- Career Diplomat: A Career in the Foreign Service of the United States (1966)
- A Diplomat Looks at Aid to Latin America, Southern Illinois University Press, 1970
- The Fractured Continent. Hoover Press. 1980. ISBN 9780817972516.
- Franco: Silent Ally in World War II, Southern Illinois University Press, 1986, ISBN 9780809312542
References edit
- ^ a b c d e Joan Cook (August 28, 1990). "Willard Beaulac, 91, Ambassador To Five Latin American Nations". New York Times.
Willard L. Beaulac, a Foreign Service career officer who served as United States ambassador to five Latin American countries in the 1940s and 1950s, died Saturday at his home in Washington. He was 91 years old. Mr. Beaulac died of Alzheimer's disease, his wife, Catherine, said. ...
External links edit
- United States Department of State: Chiefs of Mission by Country, 1778-2005
- Willard L. Beaulac at The Political Graveyard