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Raymond Richard Guest OBE |
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| United States Ambassador to Ireland | |
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In office 1965–1968 |
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| Preceded by | Matthew H. McCloskey |
| Succeeded by | Leo J. Sheridan |
| Member of the Senate of Virginia | |
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In office 1947–1953 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born |
November 25, 1907 New York, New York, U.S. |
| Died | December 31, 1991 (aged 84) Fredericksburg, Virginia, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) |
Elizabeth Polk (m. 1935) Ellen Tuck French Astor (m. 1953) Princess Caroline Murat (m. 1960; his death 1991) |
| Relations |
Winston Guest (brother) 1st Viscount Wimborne (uncle) Henry Phipps, Jr. (grandfather) 1st Baron Wimborne (grandfather) |
| Children | 5 |
| Parents | Frederick E. Guest Amy Phipps |
| Education | Phillips Andover |
| Alma mater | Yale College |
| Occupation | Soldier, businessman, statesman, polo player, racehorse owner/breeder |
| Awards |
Bronze Star Legion of Merit Croix de Guerre |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |
 United States of America
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| Service/branch |
 United States Navy
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| Rank |
 Commander
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| Unit | Office of Strategic Services |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
Commander Raymond Richard Guest OBE (November 25, 1907 – December 31, 1991) was an American businessman, thoroughbred race horse owner and polo player. From 1965 to 1968, he was United States Ambassador to Ireland.
Guest was born on November 25, 1907 in Manhattan to Frederick Edward Guest (1875–1937), a British Cabinet minister and his American wife, Amy Phipps (1873–1959). Guest's siblings were Winston Frederick Churchill Guest (1906–1982), also a polo-player whose second wife was C. Z. Guest (1920–2003), the actress and socialite, and Diana Guest Manning (1909–1994). He attended Phillips Andover and graduated from Yale in 1931.
His maternal grandfather was Henry Phipps, Jr. (1839–1930), Andrew Carnegie's business partner in Carnegie Steel Company. His paternal grandfather was Ivor Guest, 1st Baron Wimborne (1835–1914) and his great-grandfather was John Spencer-Churchill, 7th Duke of Marlborough, therefore, making Guest a second cousin of Prime Minister Winston Churchill.
During World War II he served with the United States Navy. He served on mine sweepers and was made head of the Navy section of the Office of Strategic Services in London, England. By the time he left the military in 1946, he had risen to the rank of Commander. He was awarded the Bronze Star and a Legion of Merit, both with combat devices; the Croix de Guerre with star; the Order of the British Empire; the Norwegian Cross, and the Danish Defense Medal.
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