Walter J. Stoessel Jr.
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Walter John Stoessel Jr. | |
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United States Ambassador to Poland | |
| In office September 12, 1968 – August 5, 1972 | |
| Nominated by | Lyndon B. Johnson |
| Preceded by | John A. Gronouski |
| Succeeded by | Richard T. Davies |
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| Born | January 24, 1920 Manhattan, Kansas, U.S. |
| Died | December 9, 1986 (aged 66) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Alma mater | Stanford University Columbia University |
| Profession | Diplomat |
Walter John Stoessel Jr. (January 24, 1920 – December 9, 1986) was an American diplomat.
Life and career
Born in Manhattan, Kansas, Stoessel was the son of Katherine (Haston) and Walter John Stoessel Sr. and graduated from Beverly Hills High School in California. The paternal side of his family had migrated to the United States from western Germany in the middle of 19th century. He graduated from Stanford University in 1941 and later undertook graduate studies at Columbia University.
A career officer of the
visit to China.[1]
In 1981, while ambassador to West Germany, he joined the delegation, with Walter Mondale, greeting the U.S. hostages released by Iran when they deplaned.[2]
In 1982, President
George P. Shultz
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He died in Washington, D.C., of
U.S. Department of State
awards a Walter J. Stoessel Award for Distinguished Diplomatic Service in his honor.
References
- ProQuest 118688634.
- ProQuest 121512878.
- ^ "Walter J. Stoessel Jr. Dies at 66; A Former Ambassador to Moscow". The New York Times. 11 December 1986.
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