Sumner Welles

E30852

American diplomat Under Secretary of State of the United States human politician

Sumner Welles was an influential American diplomat and Under Secretary of State under Franklin D. Roosevelt, known for shaping U.S. foreign policy during World War II and contributing to the early framework of the United Nations.

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	American diplomat → Under Secretary of State of the United States → human → politician →
causeOfDeath	thrombosis →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
dateOfBirth	1892-10-14 →
dateOfDeath	1961-09-24 →
educatedAt	Groton School → Harvard University →
employer	United States Department of State →
familyName	Welles →
fieldOfWork	diplomacy → foreign policy → international relations →
fullName	Benjamin Sumner Welles →
genre	non-fiction →
givenName	Sumner →
influenced	U.S. foreign policy toward Latin America → early planning for the United Nations →
influencedBy	Franklin D. Roosevelt →
knownFor	Good Neighbor Policy toward Latin America → involvement in early framework of the United Nations → shaping U.S. foreign policy during World War II →
languageSpoken	English →
memberOfPoliticalParty	Democratic Party →
notableWork	The Time for Decision → The World of the Four Freedoms → Where Are We Heading? →
occupation	author → civil servant → diplomat →
participantIn	World War II diplomacy → inter-American conferences →
placeOfBirth	New York → New York City → United States of America →
placeOfDeath	Bernardsville, New Jersey → New Jersey → United States of America →
positionHeld	Assistant Secretary of State → Chief of the Division of Latin American Affairs → U.S. Ambassador to Cuba → Under Secretary of State of the United States →
religion	Episcopalianism →
residence	New York City → Washington, D.C. →
spouse	Harriet Appleton Post → Mathilde Scott Townsend → Mathilde Townsend →
workedUnder	Franklin D. Roosevelt →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Groton School →	hasAlumni
Declaration by United Nations →	keyDrafter