Angier Biddle Duke

Angier Biddle Duke
Angier Biddle Duke
	Duke in 1962
Chief of Protocol of the United States
	In office; January 24, 1961 – January 20, 1965
President	John F. Kennedy; Lyndon B. Johnson;
Preceded by	Wiley T. Buchanan, Jr.
Succeeded by	Lloyd Nelson Hand
	In office; April 1, 1968 – September 26, 1968
President	Lyndon B. Johnson
Preceded by	James W. Symington
Succeeded by	Tyler Abell
United States Ambassador to Morocco
	In office; December 20, 1979 – February 28, 1981
Preceded by	Richard B. Parker
Succeeded by	Joseph Verner Reed, Jr.
United States Ambassador to Denmark
	In office; October 3, 1968 – May 1, 1969
Preceded by	Katharine Elkus White
Succeeded by	Guilford Dudley Jr.
United States Ambassador to Spain
	In office; April 1, 1965 – March 30, 1968
Preceded by	Robert F. Woodward
Succeeded by	Frank E. McKinney
United States Ambassador to El Salvador
	In office; June 5, 1952 – May 21, 1953
Preceded by	George P. Shaw
Succeeded by	Michael J. McDermott
Personal details
Born	November 30, 1915; New York City, U.S.
Died	April 29, 1995 (aged 79); Southampton, New York, U.S.
Political party	Democratic Party
Spouses	; Priscilla St. George; (m. 1936; div. 1940) Margaret Screven White; (m. 1940; div. 1952) Maria-Luisa de Arana; (m. 1952; died 1961) Robin Chandler Lynn; (m. 1962)
Parents	Angier Buchanan Duke; Cordelia Drexel Biddle;
Education	St. Paul's School; Yale University;
Occupation	Diplomat
Military service
Branch/service	United States Army Air Forces
Years of service	1940-1945
Rank	Major
Battles/wars	World War II

Angier Biddle Duke (November 30, 1915 – April 29, 1995) was an American diplomat who served as Chief of Protocol of the United States in the 1960s. Prior to that, at the age of 36, he became the youngest American ambassador in history when he was appointed to be the U.S. Ambassador to El Salvador.

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