William Phillips (diplomat)

William Phillips
Phillips in 1922
2nd United States Assistant Secretary of State
In office
January 24, 1917  March 25, 1920
PresidentWoodrow Wilson
Preceded byJohn Eugene Osborne
Succeeded byFred Morris Dearing
4th United States Under Secretary of State
In office
April 26, 1922  April 11, 1924
PresidentWarren G. Harding
Preceded byHenry P. Fletcher
Succeeded byJoseph Grew
United States Ambassador to Belgium
In office
February 29, 1924  March 1, 1927
PresidentCalvin Coolidge
Preceded byHenry P. Fletcher
Succeeded byHugh S. Gibson
United States Ambassador to Canada
In office
February 17, 1927  December 14, 1929
PresidentHerbert Hoover
Succeeded byHanford MacNider
10th United States Under Secretary of State
In office
March 6, 1933  August 23, 1936
PresidentFranklin D. Roosevelt
Preceded byWilliam R. Castle Jr.
Succeeded bySumner Welles
United States Ambassador to Italy
In office
August 4, 1936  October 6, 1941
PresidentFranklin D. Roosevelt
Preceded byBreckinridge Long
Succeeded byGeorge Wadsworth
Personal details
Born(1878-05-30)May 30, 1878
Beverly, Massachusetts, U.S.
DiedFebruary 23, 1968(1968-02-23) (aged 89)
New York City, U.S.
Spouse
Caroline Astor Drayton
(m. 1910; died 1965)
Children5, including Christopher
Parent(s)John Charles Phillips
Anna Tucker
Alma materHarvard College
Harvard Law School

William Phillips (May 30, 1878 February 23, 1968) was a career United States diplomat who served twice as an Under Secretary of State. He was also the United States Ambassador to Canada.