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Edward Reilly Stettinius, Jr.
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Edward Reilly Stettinius, Jr.

Entrepreneur · born October 22, 1900 · died 1949

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Edward Reilly Stettinius Jr. was an American businessman who served as United States Secretary of State under presidents Franklin D. Roosevelt and Harry S. Truman from 1944 to 1945, and as U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations in 1946.

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  1. 44Became United States Secretary of StateDecember 1, 1944
  2. 45Became United States Ambassador to the United NationsJanuary 17, 1946

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