Joseph E. Davies

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Joseph E. Davies was an American lawyer, diplomat, and U.S. Ambassador to the Soviet Union during the late 1930s, known for his controversial views on Stalinist Russia.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ambassador
diplomat
human
lawyer
appointedBy President Franklin D. Roosevelt
surface form: Franklin D. Roosevelt
authorOf Mission to Moscow
causeOfDeath heart attack
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1876-11-29
dateOfDeath 1958-05-09
educatedAt University of Wisconsin Law School
University of Wisconsin–Madison
employer United States government
familyName Davies
fieldOfWork diplomacy
international relations
law
genre political memoir
givenName Joseph
hasHonor Order of Leopold
surface form: Order of Leopold (Belgium)

Order of the Crown of Belgium
surface form: Order of the Crown (Belgium)
languageOfWorkOrName English
memberOfPoliticalParty Democratic Party
surface form: Democratic Party (United States)
name Joseph E. Davies self-link
notableFor controversial defense of Soviet show trials in the 1930s
service as U.S. Ambassador to the Soviet Union in the late 1930s
supportive public portrayal of Stalinist Soviet Union
notableWork Mission to Moscow
occupation diplomat
lawyer
politician
participantIn diplomatic relations between the United States and Belgium
diplomatic relations between the United States and Luxembourg
diplomatic relations between the United States and the Soviet Union
placeOfBirth Watertown, Wisconsin, United States
placeOfDeath Washington, D.C.
surface form: Washington, D.C., United States
positionHeld United States Ambassador to Belgium
United States Ambassador to Luxembourg
United States Ambassador to the Soviet Union
religion Roman Catholicism
residence Mar-a-Lago (via marriage to Marjorie Merriweather Post)
Washington, D.C.
sexOrGender male
spouse Marjorie Merriweather Post
workLocation Brussels, Belgium
surface form: Brussels

Moscow
Washington, D.C.

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Marjorie Merriweather Post spouse Joseph E. Davies
Joseph E. Davies name Joseph E. Davies self-link