George R. Merrell

From Aryana Encyclopedia

AKA George Robert Merrell, Jr.

Born: 13-Jul-1898
Birthplace: St. Louis, MO
Died: 1962
Cause of death: unspecified
Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Occupation: Diplomat
Nationality: United States
Executive summary: US Ambassador to Afghanistan, 1951-52
Military service: US Army (WWI)


University: BA, Cornell University (1919)
US Ambassador to Afghanistan (1951-52)
US Ambassador to Ethiopia (1948-51)
US Ambassador to India ad interim (1946-47)
US State Department Consul, Harbin, Manchuria (circa 1938)
US Ambassador to Haiti ad interim (1924-26)[*]

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George R. Merrell. Diplomat (date of birth: Wednesday, 13 July 1898 — date of death: 1962).

Bibliography: Merrell, George Robert (1898-1962) - also known as George R. Merrell - of St. Louis, Mo. Born in St. Louis, Mo., July 13, 1898. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Foreign Service officer; U.S. Vice Consul in Harbin, 1938; U.S. Minister to Ethiopia, 1947-49; U.S. Ambassador to Ethiopia, 1949; Afghanistan, 1951-52. Died in 1962. Burial location unknown.[*]

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George Robert Merrell (1898-1962)

Foreign Service officer
State of Residence: Missouri

1. Chargé d'Affaires ad interim (Haiti)
   Appointed: March 1924
   Termination of Mission: October 1926
   
2. Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary (Ethiopia)
   Appointed: May 15, 1947
   Presentation of Credentials: January 1, 1948
   Termination of Mission: Promoted to Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
   
3. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Ethiopia)
   Appointed: May 21, 1949
   Presentation of Credentials: June 28, 1949
   Termination of Mission: Left post March 17, 1951
   
4. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Afghanistan)
   Appointed: April 19, 1951
   Presentation of Credentials: June 28, 1951
   Termination of Mission: Left post May 3, 1952[*]