Jacob Blaustein

Jacob Blaustein (September 30, 1892 November 15, 1970) was an American entrepreneur, philanthropist, and diplomat who founded the American Oil Company with his father Louis Blaustein. Blaustein was an ardent supporter of human rights, the rights of Jewish people, and an advocate for multilateralism through the United Nations, serving as a United States delegate to the UN under five U.S. presidents.

Jacob Blaustein
Blaustein with President Truman, circa 1950s
U.S. Delegate to the United Nations
In office
September 30, 1955  January 20, 1969
PresidentDwight D. Eisenhower
John F. Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson
Consultative Delegate to the
United Nations Conference on International Organization
In office
March 20, 1945  June 26, 1945
PresidentFranklin Delano Roosevelt
Harry S. Truman
Personal details
BornSeptember 30, 1892
Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
DiedNovember 15, 1970 (aged 78)
Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseHilda Katz (m. 1925)
Children3
Alma materLehigh University (attended)
OccupationBusiness executive, diplomat, philanthropist
Known forFounding American Oil Company, U.S. delegate to the United Nations
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