Jefferson Caffery
Jefferson Caffery (December 1, 1886 – April 13, 1974) was an American diplomat. He served as U.S. Ambassador to El Salvador (1926–1928), Colombia (1928–1933), Cuba (1934–1937), Brazil (1937–1944), France (1944–1949), and Egypt (1949–1955).
Jefferson Caffery | |
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Caffery (bottom right) with U.S. President Roosevelt and Brazilian President Vargas at the Potenji River Conference in 1943. | |
| United States Ambassador to Egypt | |
| In office September 29, 1949 – January 11, 1955 | |
| President | Harry S. Truman Dwight D. Eisenhower |
| Preceded by | Stanton Griffis |
| Succeeded by | Henry A. Byroade |
| United States Ambassador to France | |
| In office December 30, 1944 – May 13, 1949 | |
| President | Franklin D. Roosevelt Harry S. Truman |
| Preceded by | Somerville Pinkney Tuck (Acting) |
| Succeeded by | David K. E. Bruce |
| United States Ambassador to Brazil | |
| In office August 17, 1937 – September 17, 1944 | |
| President | Franklin D. Roosevelt |
| Preceded by | Hugh S. Gibson |
| Succeeded by | Adolf A. Berle, Jr. |
| United States Ambassador to Cuba | |
| In office February 28, 1934 – March 9, 1937 | |
| President | Franklin D. Roosevelt |
| Preceded by | Sumner Welles |
| Succeeded by | J. Butler Wright |
| United States Assistant Secretary of State | |
| In office July 12, 1933 – December 4, 1933 | |
| President | Franklin D. Roosevelt |
| United States Ambassador to Colombia | |
| In office November 28, 1928 – May 20, 1933 | |
| President | Calvin Coolidge Herbert Hoover Franklin D. Roosevelt |
| Preceded by | Samuel H. Piles |
| Succeeded by | Sheldon Whitehouse |
| United States Ambassador to El Salvador | |
| In office July 20, 1926 – July 22, 1928 | |
| President | Calvin Coolidge |
| Preceded by | Montgomery Schuyler, Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Warren Delano Robbins |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 1, 1886 Lafayette, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Died | April 13, 1974 (aged 87) Lafayette, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Spouse |
Gertrude McCarthy
(m. 1937; died 1973) |
| Relations | Donelson Caffery (cousin) Patrick T. Caffery (cousin) |
| Alma mater | Southwestern Louisiana Industrial Institute Tulane University |
| Signature | |
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