Llewellyn Thompson

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Llewellyn Thompson was a prominent American diplomat and Soviet expert who served as U.S. Ambassador to the Soviet Union during key Cold War crises, including the Cuban Missile Crisis.

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instanceOf United States government official
ambassador
diplomat
human
advisorTo John F. Kennedy NERFINISHED
Lyndon B. Johnson NERFINISHED
Richard Nixon NERFINISHED
awardReceived Presidential Medal of Freedom NERFINISHED
burialPlace Las Animas, Colorado, United States NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1904-08-24
dateOfDeath 1972-02-06
describedAs one of the leading American experts on the Soviet Union during the Cold War
educatedAt University of Colorado (attended, did not complete degree) NERFINISHED
employer United States Department of State
endTime 1962
1969
familyName Thompson NERFINISHED
fieldOfExpertise Soviet Union NERFINISHED
U.S.–Soviet relations
fullName Llewellyn E. Thompson Jr. NERFINISHED
givenName Llewellyn NERFINISHED
languageSpoken English
Russian
memberOf United States Foreign Service NERFINISHED
militaryConflictContext Cold War NERFINISHED
notableFor expertise on Soviet leadership and policy
role in resolving the Cuban Missile Crisis
notableWork U.S.–Soviet relations during the Cold War
occupation ambassador
diplomat
participatedIn Cuban Missile Crisis NERFINISHED
Vienna Summit of 1961 NERFINISHED
placeOfBirth Las Animas, Colorado, United States NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Bethesda, Maryland, United States NERFINISHED
positionHeld United States Ambassador to Austria NERFINISHED
United States Ambassador to the Soviet Union NERFINISHED
positionHeldContext First term as U.S. Ambassador to the Soviet Union
Second term as U.S. Ambassador to the Soviet Union
sexOrGender male
spouse Jane Monroe Goelet Thompson NERFINISHED
startTime 1957
1967
workLocation Moscow, Soviet Union NERFINISHED
Washington, D.C.
surface form: Washington, D.C., United States

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