Sargent Shriver, American politician and diplomat, 21st United States Ambassador to France (born 1915)

Sargent Shriver

American diplomat, politician and activist (1915–2011)

Robert Sargent Shriver Jr. was an American diplomat, politician, and activist. He was a member of the Shriver family by birth, and a member of the Kennedy family through his marriage to Eunice Kennedy. Shriver was the driving force behind the creation of the Peace Corps, and…

List of ambassadors of the United States to France

The United States ambassador to France is the official representative of the president of the United States to the president of France. The United States has maintained diplomatic relations with France since the American Revolution. Relations were upgraded to the higher rank of…