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9 de abr. de 2024 · Edward Reilly Stettinius, Jr. (born Oct. 22, 1900, Chicago, Ill., U.S.—died Oct. 31, 1949, Greenwich, Conn.) was an American industrialist who served as President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s last secretary of state (1944–45) and figured prominently in the establishment of the United Nations (1945).
Hace 3 días · Roosevelt's final Secretary of State, Edward R. Stettinius was an amiable businessman who succeeded at reorganization of the department, and spent most of his attention in the creation of the United Nations. When that was accomplished, Truman replaced him with James F. Byrnes, whom Truman knew well from their Senate days together.
Hace 3 días · Edward Stettinius Jr. (1900–1949) Democratic 68–1 December 1, 1944 June 27, 1945 208 days Virginia Harry S. Truman – Joseph Grew (1880–1965) Independent – June 28, 1945 July 3, 1945 5 days New Hampshire: 49 James F. Byrnes (1882–1972) Democratic – July 3, 1945 January 21, 1947 1 year, 202 days South Carolina 50
15 de abr. de 2024 · He did so by retaining Secretary of State Edward B. Stettinius Jr., and the rest of the Roosevelt cabinet. And yesterday he formalized it by authorizing Stettinius to state: “There will be no change of purpose or break of continuity in the foreign policy of the United States government.”
Hace 3 días · On 20 June 1945, U.S. Secretary of State Edward Stettinius Jr. approved the transfer of von Braun and his specialists to the United States as one of his last acts in office. This was announced to the public on 1 October 1945.
15 de abr. de 2024 · It was headed by businessman Edward R. Stettinius, whose son Edward Stettinius Jr. would head Lend-Lease in World War II and serve as Secretary of State in the Truman Administration.
21 de abr. de 2024 · When Knudsen travelled to Washington on 30th May, he was met by Harry Hopkins, who invited him to accept an unpaid position as part of the Council of National Defense Advisory Commission.18 Knudsen accepted the government’s offer, and working together with people like Edward Stettinius Jr., the president of U.S. Steel, Knudsen ...
