Stanton Griffis

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Stanton Griffis (Boston, 2 de mayo de 1887-Manhattan, 29 de agosto de 1974) fue un empresario y diplomático estadounidense, que se desempeñó como embajador de los Estados Unidos en Polonia, Egipto, Argentina y España. rdf:langString
Stanton Griffis (Boston, 1887 – New York, 1974) était un homme d’affaires et diplomate américain. Après une carrière comme associé d’une société d'investissement, Griffis s’engagea, à partir de la Seconde Guerre mondiale, dans l’activité diplomatique. Sa nomination comme ambassadeur des États-Unis à Madrid en mars 1951 signifia de fait la fin de la période d’ostracisme infligée à l’Espagne franquiste dans l’après-guerre. rdf:langString
Stanton E. Griffis (ur. 2 maja 1887 w Bostonie, zm. w 1974 w Nowym Jorku) – amerykański polityk, bankier i dyplomata, były ambasador Stanów Zjednoczonych w Polsce w latach 1947–1948. rdf:langString
Stanton Griffis (May 2, 1887 – August 29, 1974) was an American businessman and diplomat. Born in Boston, he earned a bachelor's degree from Cornell University in 1910. Griffis began his business career in 1919 after serving the Army General Staff with the rank of captain during World War I. While with Hemphill, Noyes & Co., Griffis financed Adolf Kroch's acquisition of Brentano's in 1933. He also helped the Atlas Corporation manage Madison Square Garden. Griffis was named a trustee of Cornell in 1930 and led Paramount Pictures from 1935 to 1942. He became involved with diplomacy and non-governmental organizations during World War II, serving as special envoy to several western European nations from 1942 to 1943, and directing the Motion Picture Bureau, a division of the Office of War Info rdf:langString
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rdf:langString Stanton Griffis (Boston, 2 de mayo de 1887-Manhattan, 29 de agosto de 1974) fue un empresario y diplomático estadounidense, que se desempeñó como embajador de los Estados Unidos en Polonia, Egipto, Argentina y España.
rdf:langString Stanton Griffis (Boston, 1887 – New York, 1974) était un homme d’affaires et diplomate américain. Après une carrière comme associé d’une société d'investissement, Griffis s’engagea, à partir de la Seconde Guerre mondiale, dans l’activité diplomatique. Sa nomination comme ambassadeur des États-Unis à Madrid en mars 1951 signifia de fait la fin de la période d’ostracisme infligée à l’Espagne franquiste dans l’après-guerre.
rdf:langString Stanton Griffis (May 2, 1887 – August 29, 1974) was an American businessman and diplomat. Born in Boston, he earned a bachelor's degree from Cornell University in 1910. Griffis began his business career in 1919 after serving the Army General Staff with the rank of captain during World War I. While with Hemphill, Noyes & Co., Griffis financed Adolf Kroch's acquisition of Brentano's in 1933. He also helped the Atlas Corporation manage Madison Square Garden. Griffis was named a trustee of Cornell in 1930 and led Paramount Pictures from 1935 to 1942. He became involved with diplomacy and non-governmental organizations during World War II, serving as special envoy to several western European nations from 1942 to 1943, and directing the Motion Picture Bureau, a division of the Office of War Information, between 1943 and 1944. In a subsequent two-month stint as diplomatic representative, Griffis tried to dissuade Swedish manufacturers of ball bearings from exporting to Germany. Upon his return to the United States, Griffis was named leader of the American Red Cross in the Asia-Pacific. For aiding the World War II war effort, he received the Medal for Merit and the Medal of Freedom. Griffis was appointed the United States Ambassador to Poland in May 1947 by President Harry S. Truman. Griffis stepped down in April 1948 and was named ambassador to Egypt shortly thereafter, serving until March 1949. Truman named Griffis ambassador to Argentina later that year. He remained in that position until 1950, and succeeded chargé d'affaires Paul T. Culbertson as ambassador to Spain in 1951. Before leaving Spain in January 1952, Griffis was awarded the Knight of the Grand Cross of the Order of Charles III.
rdf:langString Stanton E. Griffis (ur. 2 maja 1887 w Bostonie, zm. w 1974 w Nowym Jorku) – amerykański polityk, bankier i dyplomata, były ambasador Stanów Zjednoczonych w Polsce w latach 1947–1948.
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