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W. Averell Harriman

W. Averell Harriman

Political figure tracked on midtermpolls.com

Biography

Born 1891-11-15 · Died 1986-07-26

American businessman, politician and diplomat (1891–1986)

Occupations

  • diplomat
  • politician
  • polo player
  • businessperson
  • ambassador
  • governor

Terms in office & positions

  • Governor of New York — 1955-01-01 – 1958-12-31
  • United States Secretary of Commerce — 1946-10-07 – 1948-04-22
  • United States Ambassador to the Soviet Union — 1943-10-23 – 1946-01-24
  • Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs — 1961-12-04 – 1963-04-04
  • Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs — 1963-04-04 – 1965-03-17
  • director — 1951-10-31 – 1953-01-20
  • United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom — 1946-04-30 – 1946-10-01
  • vice president — 1915-00-00 – 1917-00-00
  • director — 1915-00-00 – 1946-00-00
  • Special Representative in Europe — 1948-00-00 – 1950-00-00
  • director — 1951-10-19 – 1953-01-20

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Offices & 2026 races

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