Herschel Johnson | |
|---|---|
| United States Ambassador to Brazil | |
| In office July 22, 1948 – May 27, 1953 | |
| President | Harry S. Truman Dwight D. Eisenhower |
| Preceded by | William D. Pawley |
| Succeeded by | James S. Kemper |
| United States Ambassador to the United Nations Acting | |
| In office June 3, 1946 – January 14, 1947 | |
| President | Harry S. Truman |
| Preceded by | Edward Stettinius Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Warren Austin |
| United States Ambassador to Sweden | |
| In office December 12, 1941 – April 28, 1946 | |
| President | Franklin D. Roosevelt Harry S. Truman |
| Preceded by | Frederick A. Sterling |
| Succeeded by | Louis G. Dreyfus Jr. |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Herschel Vespasian Johnson May 3, 1894 Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. |
| Died | April 16, 1966 (aged 71) Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (BA) Harvard University (JD) |
Herschel Vespasian Johnson (May 3, 1894 – April 16, 1966) was a U.S. diplomat from North Carolina.[1] He served as a U.S. Foreign Service Officer from 1921–1953, whose career included posts in Europe, Latin America, and the United Nations.
He served as Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Sweden between 12 December 1941 and 28 April 1946. Thereafter, he served as the acting U.S. ambassador to the United Nations between 1946 and 1947. In 1948 appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Brazil.
During his time in Sweden he made humanitarian efforts to save civilian lives and was in touch with Raoul Wallenberg.
Herschel V. Johnson was a vocal proponent of the 1947 Palestine Partition Plan. The outcome of the UN vote is attributed to his collaboration with Andrei A. Gromyko, otherwise Johnson's political opponent. They both stood together on this issue and urged the General Assembly not to delay its decision but to vote for partition at once, opposing last-minute efforts of Arab delegations to effect a compromise.
References
- ^ Herschel Vespasian Johnson (1894-1966). Office of the Historian, Bureau of Public Affairs, United States Department of State. Retrieved July 13, 2013.
