Philip Mayer Kaiser
| Philip Mayer Kaiser | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 12, 1913 New York City, New York, United States |
| Died | May 24, 2007 (aged 93) Sibley Memorial Hospital, Washington D.C., United States |
| Occupation | Ambassador |
Philip Mayer Kaiser (July 12, 1913 – May 24, 2007) was a United States diplomat.[1][2][3]
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[edit] Education
Born in New York City, Kaiser graduated from the University of Wisconsin–Madison in 1935. He was also a Rhodes Scholar in 1936 at Balliol College. During this time, he studied labor history.
[edit] Family
Philip was one of ten children, and the second youngest. His father, Moishe Bear, emigrated from what is now Ukraine with his mother, Tema. The family lived in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn. On June 16, 1939, Philip Kaiser married Hannah Greeley. They had three sons: Robert, David, and Charles.
[edit] Government service
Kaiser served in the United States Department of Labor as Assistant Secretary of Labor for International Affairs, during the administration of President Harry S. Truman. He was a special assistant to Governor Averill Harriman of New York from 1955 to 1959. Later during the administration of President John Kennedy, Kaiser was ambassador to Senegal and Mauritania. During the Cuban Missile Crisis, he persuaded the President of Senegal, Léopold Sédar Senghor, to deny the Soviet Union landing rights to refuel its planes. [4]
Finally, during the administration of Jimmy Carter, Philip Kaiser served as ambassador to Hungary. While ambassador to Hungary, Philip Kaiser was instrumental in the return of the Crown of St. Stephen to the Hungarian government from the United States in 1978. [4] After serving as ambassador to Austria, Philip Kaiser retired from government service in 1981.
[edit] Published works
- Kaiser, Philip, Journeying Far and Wide—A Political and Diplomatic Memoir, (1993).
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| Diplomatic posts | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Eugene V. McAuliffe |
U.S. Ambassador to Hungary 1977–1980 |
Succeeded by Harry E. Bergold, Jr. |
| Preceded by Milton A. Wolf |
U.S. Ambassador to Austria 1980–1981 |
Succeeded by Theodore E. Cummings |
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- 1913 births
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- Alumni of Balliol College, Oxford
- Ambassadors of the United States to Austria
- Ambassadors of the United States to Hungary
- Ambassadors of the United States to Senegal
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