Ambassadors

John D. Hickerson, Director for European Affairs, U.S. Department of State, 1947-49; Assistant Secretary of State, 1949-53; member Permanent Joint Board on Defense, U.S. and Canada, 1940-46; and alternate representative, U.S. delegation 4th UN General Assembly, 1949. Later Ambassador to Finland, 1955-60, and to the Philippines, 1960-61.

Loy W. Henderson, career in the United States Department of State, 1922-60. Among many assignments served as Director, Near Eastern and African Affairs, 1946-48; Ambassador to India, 1948-51; and Ambassador to Iran, 1951-55.

James W. Riddleberger, Chief, Division of Central European Affairs, United States Department of State, 1944-47; counsellor of embassy, and chief, political section, American Military Government, Berlin, Germany, 1947-50; acting political adviser to commander-in-chief, United States Forces, Germany, 1949-50; political adviser to Economic Cooperation Administration, Paris, 1950-52; appointed a career minister, 1950; director, Bureau of German Affairs, U.S.

President Harry S. Truman (right) presenting the U. S. Medal of Merit to John J. Muccio (center), United States Ambassador to the Republic of Korea. General Douglas MacArthur is on the left.

President Harry S. Truman accepting a gift from Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion (seated) and Ambassador H.E. Abba Eban of Israel.

Former President Harry S. Truman (left) receives a gift from the Korean Ambassador at the Truman Library. The man in the lower right corner is unidentified.

Former President Harry S. Truman (left) stands next to the Korean Ambassador at the Truman Library. Seated in the background on the left is Truman Library Archivist James R. Fuchs. Others in the background are unidentified.

Former President Harry S. Truman (center) is seated with the Korean Ambassador (right) at the Truman Library. The man on the left is Truman Library Archivist James R. Fuchs.

Former President Harry S. Truman (left) and the Korean Ambassador exchange a document while on the stage of the auditorium at the Truman Library. Others in the background are unidentified.

Former President Harry S. Truman (left) receives a gift from the Korean Ambassador at the Truman Library.