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Sumner Welles

1892 - 1961

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Benjamin Sumner Welles (October 14, 1892 – September 24, 1961) was an American government official and diplomat. He was a major foreign policy adviser to President Franklin D. Roosevelt and served as Under Secretary of State from 1936 to 1943, during Roosevelt's presidency. Born in New York City to a wealthy, well-connected political family, Welles graduated from Harvard College in 1914. He entered the Foreign Service at the advice of Franklin Roosevelt, who was a family friend. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Sumner Welles is the 80th most popular diplomat, the 11,268th most popular biography from United States (up from 11,542nd in 2019) and the 20th most popular American Diplomat.

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Among DIPLOMATS

Among diplomats, Sumner Welles ranks 80 out of 90. Before him are Georg Ferdinand Duckwitz, Alessandro Minuto-Rizzo, Thomas A. Shannon Jr., Wendy Sherman, Vasily Nebenzya, and Adolph Dubs. After him are Peter Maurer, Haya Rashed Al-Khalifa, Ibrahim Gambari, Janez Lenarčič, Zhao Lijian, and Barbara Barrett.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1892, Sumner Welles ranks 290. Before him are Ross Cuthbert, Stuart Davis, Mady Christians, Bjarne Johnsen, John F. Seitz, and Augusta Savage. After him are Ahmed Zaki Abu Shadi, Nico Bouvy, Keith Park, Patricia Collinge, Slim Summerville, and John Litel. Among people deceased in 1961, Sumner Welles ranks 196. Before him are Augusto Barcía Trelles, Eddie Polo, Adela Pankhurst, Gustaf Rosenquist, Uberto De Morpurgo, and Susanna M. Salter. After him are Dorothy Thompson, Johan Sigfrid Sirén, Arnstein Arneberg, George S. Kaufman, Alfred Carlton Gilbert, and George Irving.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Sumner Welles ranks 11,270 out of 20,380. Before him are Thomas Akers (1951), Allan Arbus (1918), Paul Craig Roberts (1939), LaVern Baker (1929), Aimee Garcia (1978), and Mike Starr (1966). After him are Edwin Arlington Robinson (1869), Willis Augustus Lee (1888), Macdonald Carey (1913), Robert A. M. Stern (1939), Jerry Herman (1931), and Marie Corridon (1930).

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Among DIPLOMATS In United States

Among diplomats born in United States, Sumner Welles ranks 20. Before him are Victoria Nuland (1961), Joseph Grew (1880), Edward M. House (1858), Thomas A. Shannon Jr. (1958), Wendy Sherman (1949), and Adolph Dubs (1920). After him are Barbara Barrett (1950).

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