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Robert Daniel Murphy (October 28, 1894 – January 9, 1978) was an American diplomat. He served as the first United States Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs when the position was established during the Eisenhower administration.
Jan 11, 1978 · Former Ambassador Robert D. Murphy, the career diplomat credited with plan ning the Allied invasion of North Africa in World War H, died Monday at his home at 1009 Park Avenue. He was 83 years...
Jan 12, 2024 · Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs. Appointed: March 20, 1953. Entry on Duty: July 28, 1953. Termination of Appointment: November 30, 1953. Designated under the same appointment as Deputy Under Secretary of State as authorized by the Department of State Organization Act of May 29, 1949.
Chosen last week by President Truman (though not yet formally nominated) as the first postwar U.S. Ambassador to Tokyo: Career Diplomat Robert Daniel Murphy. Born: Oct. 28, 1894, in Milwaukee,...
Jun 19, 2022 · “[Robert Murphy’s] autobiography is more than a personal memoir; it is, in fact, a vivid history of our Foreign Service from an understaffed and inefficient bureau to ‘the finest diplomatic...
- Robert Murphy
- Diplomat Among Warriors
- Plunkett Lake Press, 2022
As General Eisenhower's diplomatic troubleshooter before and during the World War II North Africa invasion, U.S. Foreign Service Officer Robert Daniel Murphy worked with the French underground so...
The Robert D. Murphy Papers, a gift to the Hoover Institution Library & Archives by his daughters, Rosemary Murphy and Mildred Pond, in 1978, are open to the public without charge. The Archives Reading Room is open on weekdays from 8:15 a.m. to 4:45 p.m.
