Gerald Drew | |
|---|---|
| Inspector General of the Department of State | |
| In office November 13, 1960 –May 31, 1962 | |
| President | Dwight D. Eisenhower John F. Kennedy |
| Preceded by | Raymond Miller |
| Succeeded by | Norris Haselton |
| United States Ambassador to Haiti | |
| In office May 15,1957 –July 16,1960 | |
| President | Dwight D. Eisenhower |
| Preceded by | Roy Davis |
| Succeeded by | Robert Newbegin |
| United States Ambassador to Bolivia | |
| In office December 8,1954 –April 6,1957 | |
| President | Dwight D. Eisenhower |
| Preceded by | Edward Sparks |
| Succeeded by | Philip Bonsal |
| Director General of the Foreign Service | |
| In office March 30,1952 –October 18,1954 | |
| President | Harry S. Truman Dwight D. Eisenhower |
| Preceded by | Richard P. Butrick |
| Succeeded by | Raymond A. Hare |
| United States Envoy to Jordan | |
| In office February 24,1950 –February 25,1952 | |
| President | Harry S. Truman |
| Preceded by | Wells Stabler (Acting) |
| Succeeded by | Joseph Green |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 20,1903 San Francisco,California,U.S. |
| Died | September 27,1970 (aged 67) Lewes,Delaware,U.S. |
| Resting place | Rock Creek Cemetery Washington,D.C.,U.S. |
| Education | University of California,Berkeley (BA) |
Gerald Augustin Drew (June 20,1903 - September 27,1970) was a career Foreign Service Officer for the United States.
Born in San Francisco,California,Drew was a graduate of the University of California,Berkeley where he was a member of Phi Kappa Tau. He served as U.S. Vice Consul in Pará,1929;Envoy to Jordan,1950–52;Ambassador to Bolivia,1954–57;Ambassador to Haiti,1957–60. [1] He was assigned to Haiti by the Dwight D. Eisenhower administration at the beginning of the regime of François Duvalier. He criticized the Duvalier government,and Duvalier requested his removal,but this was rejected by Christian Herter. [2]
He died at Lewes,Delaware and is buried at Rock Creek Cemetery,Washington,D.C.
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