Durbrow, Elbridge, 1903-1997

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Foreign Service officer.

From the description of Reminiscences of Elbridge Durbrow : oral history, 1981. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 309722854

American diplomat; chief, Eastern European Division, United States Department of State, 1944-1946; deputy chief of mission, Soviet Union, 1946-1948; ambassador to South Vietnam, 1957-1961.

From the description of Elbridge Durbrow papers, 1938-1996. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754872177

Biographical Note

  • September 21, 1903: Born, San Francisco, California
  • 1926: Bachelor of Arts, Philosophy, Yale University
  • 1927 - 1929 : Graduate studies at Stanford University and L'Académie de Droit International de la Haye; diploma in Sciences Politiques, École Libre des Sciences and Politiques
  • 1930 - 1934 : U.S. Vice-Consul, Warsaw, Poland and Bucharest, Romania
  • 1934 - 1937 : U.S. Vice-Consul, Moscow, U.S.S.R., The United States' first mission to the U.S.S.R.
  • 1937 - 1939 : U.S. Consul in Naples, Italy
  • 1939 - 1940 : Postgraduate work, University of Chicago
  • 1940 - 1944 : U.S. Consul, Rome, Italy, and Lisbon, Portugal
  • 1944: Member of the U.S. delegation at the Bretton Wood Conference
  • 1944 - 1946 : Chief of the Eastern European Division, State Department
  • 1946 - 1948 : U.S. Deputy Chief of Mission, Moscow, U.S.S.R.
  • 1948 - 1950 : U.S. Deputy for Foreign Affairs and instructor, National War College
  • 1950 - 1952 : Division of Foreign Service Personnel, U.S. State Department
  • 1952 - 1954 : U.S. Deputy Chief of Mission, Rome, Italy
  • 1955 - 1957 : U.S. Minister and Consul General, Singapore
  • 1957 - 1961 : U.S. Minister and Consul General, Singapore
  • 1961 - 1965 : Alternate permanent representative to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Council in Paris, France
  • 1965 - 1968 : Advisor to the commander of the Air University at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama
  • 1968: Retired from the State Department
  • 1971: Director, Center for International Strategic Studies and the Freedom Studies
  • 1976: Chairman, American Foreign Policy Institute
  • 1977: President, Security and Intelligence Fund
  • May 16, 1997: Died, Walnut Creek, California

From the guide to the Elbridge Durbrow papers, 1926-1996, (Hoover Institution Archives)

Archival Resources
Role Title Holding Repository
referencedIn Kohler, Foy D. (Foy David), 1908-. Papers, 1935-1981 1968-1978. University of Toledo, William S. Carlson Library
referencedIn Leach, Walter Barton. W. Barton Leach Papers. 1920-1971. Harvard Law School Library Langdell Hall Cambridge, MA 02138
creatorOf Elbridge Durbrow papers, 1926-1996 Hoover Institution Archives
creatorOf General Records of the Department of State. 1763 - 2002. Records of Elbridge Durbrow National Archives at College Park
creatorOf Nolting, Frederick. Papers of Frederick Nolting, 1936-1989. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Elbridge Durbrow papers, 1926-1996 Hoover Institution Archives
creatorOf Durbrow, Elbridge, 1903-. Reminiscences of Elbridge Durbrow : oral history, 1981. Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries
Role Title Holding Repository
Relation Name
associatedWith Kohler, Foy D. (Foy David), 1908- person
associatedWith Leach, W. Barton (Walter Barton), 1900- person
associatedWith Mason, John T., 1909-, person
associatedWith Nolting, Frederick. person
associatedWith Security and Intelligence Foundation. corporateBody
associatedWith United States corporateBody
associatedWith United States. Dept. of State. corporateBody
associatedWith United States. Foreign Service. corporateBody
Place Name Admin Code Country
United States
United States
Soviet Union
Soviet Union
Subject
Diplomats
Vietnam War, 1961-1975
World politics
Occupation
Diplomats
Activity

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Birth 1903-09-21

Death 1997-05-16

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