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W. Averell Harriman
Political figure tracked on midtermpolls.com
Biography
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
No current office or 2026 race on file from our delegation data.