Angier Biddle Duke 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.
Duke in 1962
Meeting with the Prime Minister of Japan, Hayato Ikeda. (L-R) Japanese Minister of Foreign Affairs Zentaro Kosaka, Prime Minister Ikeda, Counselor of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Interpreter) Toshiro Shimanouchi, President John F. Kennedy, State Department Chief of Protocol Angier Biddle Duke (standing), and interpreter James J. Wickel. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
Angier Buchanan Duke was a trustee of Duke University from 1914–1923, as well as vice president and president of its Alumni Association.
Duke in 1915
Duke and Cordelia Biddle at their wedding