George Wadsworth II

George Wadsworth
3rd United States Minister to North Yemen
In office
January 9, 1954 – January 1, 1958
PresidentDwight D. Eisenhower
Preceded byRaymond A. Hare
Succeeded byDonald R. Heath
3rd United States Ambassador to Saudi Arabia
In office
January 9, 1954 – January 1, 1958
PresidentDwight D. Eisenhower
Preceded byRaymond A. Hare
Succeeded byDonald R. Heath
5th United States Ambassador to Czechoslovakia
In office
October 1, 1948 – January 2, 1952
PresidentHarry S. Truman
Preceded byEllis O. Briggs
Succeeded byU. Alexis Johnson
12th United States Ambassador to Turkey
In office
October 1, 1948 – January 2, 1952
PresidentHarry S. Truman
Preceded byEdwin C. Wilson
Succeeded byGeorge C. McGhee
1st United States Ambassador to Iraq
In office
February 15, 1947 – September 26, 1948
PresidentHarry S. Truman
Preceded byLoy W. Henderson
Succeeded byEdward Savage Crocker II
1st United States Minister to Syria
In office
November 17, 1944 – February 8, 1947
PresidentFranklin D. Roosevelt
Preceded byDiplomatic relations established
Succeeded byPaul H. Alling
1st United States Minister to Lebanon
In office
November 16, 1944 – February 1, 1947
PresidentFranklin D. Roosevelt
Preceded byDiplomatic relations established
Succeeded byLowell C. Pinkerton
United States Ambassador to Italy
Acting, as chargé d'affaires
In office
October 6, 1941 – December 11, 1941
PresidentFranklin D. Roosevelt
Preceded byWilliam Phillips
Succeeded byAlexander Comstock Kirk (1945)
Personal details
Born(1893-04-03)April 3, 1893
Beverly, Massachusetts
DiedMarch 5, 1958(1958-03-05) (aged 64)
SpouseDorothy Marnard Lasell
Alma materUnion College
OccupationCareer FSO

George Wadsworth II (April 3, 1893 – March 5, 1958) was a United States diplomat, specializing in the Middle East.

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