George C. McGhee
George C. McGhee | |
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| 13th Counselor of the United States Department of State | |
| In office February 16, 1961 – December 3, 1961 | |
| President | John F. Kennedy |
| Preceded by | Theodore Achilles |
| Succeeded by | Walt Whitman Rostow |
| 5th Director of Policy Planning | |
| In office February 13, 1961 – November 29, 1961 | |
| President | John F. Kennedy |
| Preceded by | Gerard C. Smith |
| Succeeded by | Walt Whitman Rostow |
| 3rd Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs | |
| In office December 4, 1961 – March 27, 1963 | |
| President | John F. Kennedy |
| Preceded by | Livingston T. Merchant |
| Succeeded by | W. Averell Harriman |
| 1st Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern, South Asian, and African Affairs | |
| In office June 28, 1949 – December 19, 1951 | |
| President | Harry S. Truman |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Henry A. Byroade |
| 8th United States Ambassador to Turkey | |
| In office January 15, 1952 – June 19, 1953 | |
| President | Harry S. Truman Dwight D. Eisenhower |
| Preceded by | George Wadsworth |
| Succeeded by | Avra M. Warren |
| 4th United States Ambassador to West Germany | |
| In office May 18, 1963 – May 21, 1968 | |
| President | John F. Kennedy Lyndon B. Johnson |
| Preceded by | Walter C. Dowling |
| Succeeded by | Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 10, 1912 Waco, Texas, U.S. |
| Died | July 4, 2005 (aged 93) Leesburg, Virginia, U.S. |
| Spouse | Cecelia DeGolyer |
| Profession | Oilman, Diplomat |
George Crews McGhee (March 10, 1912 – July 4, 2005) was an American oilman and a career diplomat in the United States foreign service.