Diplomats

Mr. Rankin (left), Dwight Griswold (left center), Henry Grady (right center), and James Van Fleet gather together for a group photograph in Greece. All others are unidentified.

Dwight Griswold, Chief of the American Mission for Aid to Greece (AMAG), writes at a desk in the AMAG office in Athens, Greece. Original caption: In AMAG office - Athens. From: Mrs. Henry I. Bomgardner.

The presidential plane "Independence" sits at the Frankfurt Airport on its way to Greece, surrounded by unidentified men. Original caption written on photo: "Airport and Presidential Plane Independence at Airport at Frankfurt. Ger. July 14-1947 on way to Greece with lot of Greek Mission members." From: Mrs. Henry I. Bomgardner.

American Mission for Aid to Greece staff pose for a photograph. Standing, from left to right, are Ayer, Coombs, Gillmor, Barker, Gallagher, Dawson, Holmgreen, McGuire, Norton, Shea, Griffiths, Golden, Dobson, Moffat, McKay, Clay, Iverson, and Lawsdale. Seated in the front row, from left to right, are May, Patterson, General William Livesay, Dwight Griswold (Chief of the American Mission for Aid to Greece), Howard, Snackenberg, and Hedley. From: Mrs. Henry I. Bomgardner.

Dwight Griswold, Chief of the American Mission for Aid to Greece, stands with his wife Erma Griswold in a photograph labeled "Constantinople, Turkey, Dec. 10-1947." From: Mrs. Henry I. Bomgardner.

Former President Harry S. Truman chats with C. Douglas Dillon, left, nominated yesterday by President Dwight D. Eisenhower as Under Secretary of State. The two were guests at last night's banquet honoring Harry S. Truman for launching the government's Point Four program. The banquet was sponsored by the Sixth National Conference on International Economic and Social Development now in session here in Washington, D. C. From: Houston Post.

Secretary of the U.S. Navy Francis P. Matthews is shown on the right while in attendance at a farewell dinner for Sean Nunan, on the left, minister to the United States from Ireland. The event took place at the Carlton Hotel in Washington, D.C.

General view of the conference table at the Potsdam Conference. This photograph is autographed on the border by Admiral Leahy, Charles Bohlen, Joseph E. Davies, President Truman, and Winston Churchill. Photos 72-4673 and 67-7587 show Winston Churchill signing this photo. This is one of four original prints in existence, photographed in color by a United States Army Signal Corps photographer using a hand-held camera. The original autographed photograph, measuring 20x24, is in the Museum collection.

Umbrella protocol is an impromptu affair tonight as President Harry S. Truman (center) waits in a thunderstorm at the Washington National airport for Secretary of State Dean Acheson to arrive from Honolulu, Hawaii. David K. Bruce, Under Secretary of State, has a ruffled parasol and Brig. Gen. Robert Landry, the President's Air Force Aide, a man sized model. Donor: Houston Press.

John F. Melby (center) talking to two unidentified men about his book, "The Mandate of Heaven."