Henry F. Grady

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American diplomat (1882-1957)

United States PoliticiansLived 1882 to 1957 · aged 75

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Henry Francis Grady was an American economist, businessman and diplomat. He was a dean at the University of California (1928-1937), and a business executive (1941-1947). S. Ambassador to India (1947-1948), followed by Ambassador to Greece (1948-1950), and Ambassador to Iran (1950-1951).

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Grady in 1935

Henry F. Grady, U.S. Ambassador-designate to India, and his wife on their arrival at Willingdon aerodrome, New Delhi, on June 25, 1949.

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Henry Francis Grady was an American economist, businessman and diplomat. He was a dean at the University of California (1928-1937), and a business executive (1941-1947). He became the first U.S. Ambassador to India (1947-1948), followed by Ambassador to Greece (1948-1950), and Ambassador to Iran (1950-1951). He was against British colonialism in India and Iran. He worked with British diplomats in 1946 to devise a plan for continued British control of Palestine, but the Morrison-Grady Plan was rejected by both Arabs and Jews.

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