John Chambers Hughes

John Chambers Hughes (1891–1971), was an American diplomat and the United States Permanent Representative to NATO from 12 June 1953 until 20 April 1955.[1] A graduate of Princeton University, he was a close friend of CIA Director Allen Dulles. Hughes, a Wall Street financier, was the head of the New York bureau of the Office of Strategic Services during World War II.[2]

Notes

  1. NNBD US Ambassadors to NATO retrieved on April 5, 2007
  2. Petersen, Neal H. (November 2010). From Hitler's Doorstep: The Wartime Intelligence Reports of Allen Dulles, 1942-1945. ISBN 978-0271044477.
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by
William Henry Draper Jr.
U.S. Ambassador to NATO
12 June 1953 until 20 April 1955
Succeeded by
George W. Perkins
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