Charles E. Bohlen AKA Charles Eustis Bohlen, Sr.
Born: 30-Aug-1904 Birthplace: Clayton, NY [1] Died: 31-Dec-1974 Location of death: Washington, DC [2] Cause of death: Cancer - unspecified Remains: Buried, Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, PA
Gender: Male Race or Ethnicity: White Sexual orientation: Straight Occupation: Diplomat Nationality: United States Executive summary: US Ambassador to USSR, 1953-57 A prime architect of the Cold War.
[1] Grindstone Island.
[2] Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC.
Father: Charles Bohlen (banker) Mother: Celestine Eustis Bohlen (socialite) Wife: Avis Howard Thayer (m. 1935, two daughters, one son) Daughter: Avis Bohlen (diplomat, b. 20-Apr-1940) Son: Charles E. Bohlen, Jr. (lawyer, b. 11-Apr-1947) Daughter: Celestine Ellen Bohlen (b. 17-Dec-1950)
High School: St. Paul's School, Concord, NH (expelled) University: BA History, Harvard University (1927)
US Ambassador to France (1962-68) US State Department Special Assistant to Secretary of State (1959-62?) US Ambassador to the Philippines (1957-59) US Ambassador to the USSR (1953-57) Counselor of the Department of State (1951-53) Counselor of the Department of State (1947-49) US State Department Assistant to Secretary of State for White House liaison (1944-46) US State Department Chief, Division of Eastern European Affairs (1944) US State Department First Secretary, Moscow (1943-44) US State Department Assistant Chief of European Affairs (1943) US State Department Second Secretary, Tokyo (1940-41) US State Department Vice Consul, Moscow (1934-39) US State Department Vice Consul and Language Officer, Paris (1931-34) US State Department Vice Consul, Prague (1929-31) Porcellian Club Expelled from School
Author of books:
The Transformation of American Foreign Policy (1969) Witness to History, 1929-1969 (1973, memoir)
Appears on postage stamps:
USA, Scott #4076e (39 cents, issued 30-May-2006, Distinguished American Diplomats)
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