Ambassadors

Unidentified men stand in a line beside an airplane. Ambassador Stanton Griffis may possibly be standing sixth from the left. The door of the plane is open and a ladder leads to it. An unidentified person, barely visible, stands in the door.

Ambassador Robert E. Hannegan, Attorney General Tom Clark and Irving Geist are among many persons gathered at a poolside speakers platform during an unknown event.

President Harry S. Truman (front, second from left) meeting Prince Charles, Regent of Belgium (front row, left), at the White House. Others are Admiral William D. Leahy (second row, left), General Harry H. Vaughan (second row, second from left), and Paul Henri-Spaak.

President Harry S. Truman at his desk in the Oval Office being presented life membership in the 82nd Airborne Division Association. L to R: President Truman and Sgt. Leonard Funk, Congressional Medal of Honor winner in foreground. Rear: Charles A. Young, Jr., Rev. Peter Mommersteeg, Hugh Gibson, Major General James M. Gavin, Ambassador Eelco Van Kleffens of the Netherlands, and William F. Jacobi.

Portrait of General Walter Bedell Smith. Smith was ambassador to the Soviet Union from 1946 to 1949, and was head of the Central Intelligence Agency from 1950 to 1953. The photo is autographed on the outside border: "For President Truman, with affection and admiration from Bedell Smith." Donor: Harry S. Truman.

President Harry S. Truman (left) with Secretary of State James F. Byrnes (center) and General Walter Bedell Smith (right), the newly appointed Ambassador to the Soviet Union.

President Harry S. Truman (left) standing next to Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt accepting France's Medaille Militaire, France's highest military medal, posthumously to President Franklin D. Roosevelt. The medal was presented by French ambassador Henri Bonnet. The medal was presented at the French Embassy. Source, New York Times, 7-15-1947, p. 25.

President Harry S. Truman (center) holding a silver platter sent to him from Jose Luis Bustamante y Rivero, President of Peru; also pictured is Foreign Minister Dr. Enrique Garcia Sayan and others (unidentified).

President Harry S. Truman (center) holding a silver platter sent to him from Jose Luis Bustamante y Rivero, President of Peru; also pictured is Foreign Minister Dr. Enrique Garcia Sayan and others (unidentified).

President Harry S. Truman (fourth from left) speaking with the Legislative Yuan Mission. Dr. V. K. Wellington Koo, Ambassador of China, is third from the right.