W. A. Harriman
| Averell Harriman | |
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| Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs | |
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In office April 4, 1963 – March 17, 1965 |
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| President |
John F. Kennedy Lyndon B. Johnson |
| Preceded by | George C. McGhee |
| Succeeded by | Eugene V. Rostow |
| Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs | |
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In office December 4, 1961 – April 4, 1963 |
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| President | John F. Kennedy |
| Preceded by | Walter P. McConaughy |
| Succeeded by | Roger Hilsman |
| 48th Governor of New York | |
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In office January 1, 1955 – December 31, 1958 |
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| Lieutenant | George DeLuca |
| Preceded by | Thomas E. Dewey |
| Succeeded by | Nelson Rockefeller |
| Director of the Mutual Security Agency | |
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In office October 31, 1951 – January 20, 1953 |
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| President | Harry S. Truman |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Harold Stassen |
| 11th United States Secretary of Commerce | |
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In office October 7, 1946 – April 22, 1948 |
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| President | Harry S. Truman |
| Preceded by | Henry A. Wallace |
| Succeeded by | Charles Sawyer |
| United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom | |
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In office April 30, 1946 – October 1, 1946 |
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| President | Harry S. Truman |
| Preceded by | John Winant |
| Succeeded by | Lewis Douglas |
| United States Ambassador to the Soviet Union | |
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In office October 23, 1943 – January 24, 1946 |
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| President |
Franklin D. Roosevelt Harry S. Truman |
| Preceded by | William Standley |
| Succeeded by | Walter Bedell Smith |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
William Averell Harriman November 15, 1891 New York City, U.S. |
| Died | July 26, 1986 (aged 94) Yorktown Heights, New York, U.S. |
| Political party |
Republican (Before 1928) Democratic (1928–1986) |
| Spouse(s) |
Kitty Lanier Lawrance (m. 1915; div. 1929) Marie Norton Whitney (m. 1930; her death 1970) Pamela Digby Churchill Hayward (m. 1971; his death 1986) |
| Children | 2 |
| Parents |
E. H. Harriman (Father) Mary Williamson Averell (Mother) |
| Relatives |
Mary Harriman Rumsey (Sister) E. Roland Harriman (Brother) |
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William Averell Harriman (November 15, 1891 – July 26, 1986) was an American Democratic politician, businessman, and diplomat. The son of railroad baron E. H. Harriman, he served as Secretary of Commerce under President Harry S. Truman and later as the 48th Governor of New York. He was a candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1952 and 1956, as well as a core member of the group of foreign policy elders known as "The Wise Men".
While attending Groton School and Yale University, he made contacts that led to creation of a banking firm that eventually merged into Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.. He owned parts of various other companies, including Union Pacific Railroad, Merchant Shipping Corporation, and Polaroid Corporation. During the presidency of Franklin D. Roosevelt, Harriman served in the National Recovery Administration and on the Business Advisory Council before moving into foreign policy roles. After helping to coordinate the Lend-Lease program, Harriman served as the ambassador to the Soviet Union and attended the major World War II conferences. After the war, he became a prominent advocate of George F. Kennan's policy of containment. He also served as Secretary of Commerce, and coordinated the implementation of the Marshall Plan.
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