Edward R. Stettinius Jr.

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Edward R. Stettinius Jr. was a U.S. Secretary of State during World War II who played a key role in wartime diplomacy and the founding of the United Nations.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American politician
diplomat
human
burialPlace Locust Valley, New York, United States
causeOfDeath coronary thrombosis
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1900-10-22
dateOfDeath 1949-10-31
educatedAt University of Virginia
employer United States Department of State
surface form: U.S. Department of State

United States Steel Corporation
surface form: U.S. Steel

United States government
familyName Edward R. Stettinius Jr. self-linksurface differs
surface form: Stettinius
fieldOfWork foreign policy
international relations
wartime production administration
givenName Edward
memberOfPoliticalParty Democratic Party
surface form: Democratic Party (United States)
nominatedBy President Franklin D. Roosevelt
surface form: Franklin D. Roosevelt

President Harry S. Truman
surface form: Harry S. Truman
notableFor key role in creation of the United Nations
service as U.S. Secretary of State during World War II
notableWork role in founding the United Nations
numberOfChildren 3
occupation business executive
statesman
officeEndTime 1945-06-27
officeHeld United States Secretary of State
surface form: United States Secretary of State during World War II
officeStartTime 1944-12-01
participantIn San Francisco Conference
surface form: San Francisco Conference (United Nations Conference on International Organization)

World War II diplomacy
Yalta Conference
surface form: Yalta Conference (preparatory diplomacy)
placeOfBirth Chicago, Illinois, United States
placeOfDeath Greenwich, Connecticut, United States
positionHeld Chairman of U.S. Steel
Chairman of the War Production Board
Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs
surface form: Under Secretary of State of the United States

United States Ambassador to the United Nations (Cabinet-level)
surface form: United States Ambassador to the United Nations

United States Secretary of State
religion Episcopalian
replacedBy Secretary of State James F. Byrnes
surface form: James F. Byrnes
replaces Cordell Hull
represented United States of America at the United Nations founding conference
residence Greenwich, Connecticut, United States
sexOrGender male
significantEvent helped draft the United Nations Charter
spouse Virginia Gordon Wallace
workLocation Washington, D.C.
surface form: Washington, D.C., United States

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War Refugee Board boardMember Edward R. Stettinius Jr.
Edward R. Stettinius Jr. familyName Edward R. Stettinius Jr. self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Stettinius