Edward B. Lawson

Edward Burnett Lawson (September 26, 1895 – November 19, 1962) was a US Ambassador to Israel (1954–1959) and Iceland (1949–54). He was a World War I veteran.

Biography

Lawson was born on September 26, 1895, in

US State Department

.

Diplomatic career

After many posts such as Economic Counselor, Ankara,

Israel.^[1]

He was Deputy Assistant Secretary for Personnel in 1959–60.

He was married to Jean McDonald Lawson and died of heart failure on November 19, 1962.[2]

References

^ US-Israel Ambassadors
^ "Edward B. Lawson Dies at 67; Ambassador to Israel, 1954-59". The New York Times. November 20, 1962.

Diplomatic posts
Preceded by Richard P. Butrick	U.S. Ambassador to Iceland 1949–1954	Succeeded by John J. Muccio
Preceded by Monnett Bain Davis	U.S. Ambassador to Israel 1954–1959	Succeeded by Ogden Rogers Reid

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[1] US-Israel Ambassadors

[2] "Edward B. Lawson Dies at 67; Ambassador to Israel, 1954-59". The New York Times. November 20, 1962.

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