James Russell Wiggins

James Russell Wiggins
Wiggins' photo as U.S. ambassador to the UN
8th United States Ambassador to the United Nations
In office
October 7, 1968  January 20, 1969
PresidentLyndon B. Johnson
Preceded byGeorge Ball
Succeeded byCharles Yost
Personal details
Born(1903-12-04)December 4, 1903
Luverne, Minnesota, U.S.
DiedNovember 19, 2000(2000-11-19) (aged 96)
Brooklin, Maine, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic

James Russell Wiggins (December 4, 1903 November 19, 2000) was an American executive editor of The Washington Post and United States Ambassador to the United Nations.