Douglas M. Moffat
Douglas M. Moffat  | |
|---|---|
| 7th United States Ambassador to Australia | |
| In office 1956  | |
| Preceded by | Amos J. Peaslee | 
| Succeeded by | William J. Sebald | 
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 16, 1881 New Jersey  | 
| Died | August 30, 1956 (aged 74) Sydney, Australia  | 
| Education | Yale College (BA, MA) Harvard University  | 
Douglas Maxwell Moffat (November 16, 1881 – August 30, 1956) was an American lawyer and diplomat who served briefly as the United States Ambassador to Australia in 1956. He had a career in both private practice and public service before entering diplomacy, which was cut short by his sudden death while in office.