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Angier Biddle Duke

American diplomat (1915-1995) · United States · On the map · Politicians · Died at 79

Angier Biddle Duke was an American diplomat who served as Chief of Protocol of the United States in the 1960s. Before that, at the age of 36, he became the youngest American ambassador in history when he was appointed to be the U.S. Ambassador to El Salvador.

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Mother Cordelia Drexel Biddle

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Former spouse Robin Chandler Duke

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Meeting with the Prime Minister of Japan, Hayato Ikeda. (L-R) Japanese Minister of Foreign Affairs Zentaro Kosaka, Prime Minister Ikeda, Counselor of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Interpreter) Toshiro Shimanouchi, President John F. Kennedy, State Department Chief of Protocol Angier Biddle Duke (standing), and interpreter James J. Wickel. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.

Meeting with the Prime Minister of Japan, Hayato Ikeda. (L-R) Japanese Minister of Foreign Affairs Zentaro Kosaka, Prime Minister Ikeda, Counselor of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Interpreter) Toshiro Shimanouchi, President John F. Kennedy, State Department Chief of Protocol Angier Biddle Duke (standing), and interpreter James J. Wickel. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.

Awards

Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic1976

Gold Medal for Tourism Merit1968

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Country

United States

Category

Politicians

Type

Public Official

Status

Deceased

Dates

Lived 1915 to 1995 · aged 79

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