William Phillips (diplomat)
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William Phillips was a career United States diplomat who served twice as an Under Secretary of State. He was also the United States Ambassador to Canada.
Phillips in 1922
Photograph by Harris & Ewing of American ambassadors after holding a conference with President Franklin D. Roosevelt on December 6, 1938. From left to right: William C. Bullitt, Sumner Welles, Hugh R. Wilson, and Phillips.
Phillips's wife Caroline Astor Drayton on the cover of the Los Angeles Times, September 29, 1912
Under secretary of state is a title used by senior officials of the United States Department of State who rank above the assistant secretaries and below the deputy secretary.
William Phillips (diplomat)
…William Phillips (May 30, 1878 – February 23, 1968) was a career United States diplomat who served twice as an Under Secretary of State. He was also the United States Ambassador to Canada. Phillips was born on May 30, 1878, in Beverly, Massachusetts. His parents were John Charles Phillips…
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