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Sumner Welles, American politician and diplomat, 11th Under Secretary of State (died 1961)

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Sumner Welles

American diplomat (1892–1961)

Benjamin Sumner Welles 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.
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United States Under Secretary of State

Position of the United States Department of State

Under Secretary of State (U/S) 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.
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