Cavendish W. Cannon
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Cavendish Wells Cannon was a long-time United States foreign service officer
and diplomat
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During World War II Cavendish served as the Assistant Chief of the State Department's Division of Southern European Affairs. For a time Cannon's work took him to Syria.
He served as U.S. ambassador to Greece
from 1953 to 1956 and ambassador to Morocco
from 1956 to 1958. During the late 1940s Cannon served as ambassador to Yugoslavia
Among his fellow ambassadors was the Czechoslovak Ambassador Josef Korbel
. Cannon was one of the people who spoke in favor of Korbel's pro-democratic leanings when he was trying to gain assylum in the United States.
In 1948 Cannon was the chair of the US delegation to the Danube River Conference of 1948
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Cannon was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Foreign Service Officer
A Foreign Service Officer is a commissioned member of the United States Foreign Service. As diplomats, Foreign Service Officers formulate and implement the foreign policy of the United States. FSOs spend most of their careers overseas as members of U.S. embassies, consulates, and other diplomatic...
and diplomat
Diplomat
A diplomat is a person appointed by a state to conduct diplomacy with another state or international organization. The main functions of diplomats revolve around the representation and protection of the interests and nationals of the sending state, as well as the promotion of information and...
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During World War II Cavendish served as the Assistant Chief of the State Department's Division of Southern European Affairs. For a time Cannon's work took him to Syria.
He served as U.S. ambassador to Greece
United States Ambassador to Greece
This is a list of ambassadors from the United States to Greece.*Charles Keating Tuckerman *John M. Francis *John M. Read, Jr. *John M. Read, Jr....
from 1953 to 1956 and ambassador to Morocco
United States Ambassador to Morocco
This is a list of Ambassadors of the United States to Morocco. The United States first recognized Morocco in 1797, but diplomatic relations were not established until 1905. In 1912 Morocco came under the control of France and Spain as protectorates. The United States did not initially recognize the...
from 1956 to 1958. During the late 1940s Cannon served as ambassador to Yugoslavia
United States Ambassador to Yugoslavia
The nation of Yugoslavia was formed on December 1, 1918 as a result of the realignment of nations and national boundaries in Europe in the aftermath of The Great War. The nation was first named the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes and was renamed the Kingdom of Yugoslavia in 1929...
Among his fellow ambassadors was the Czechoslovak Ambassador Josef Korbel
Josef Korbel
Josef Korbel was a Czechoslovakian diplomat and U.S. educator, who is now best known as the father of Bill Clinton's Secretary of State, Madeleine Albright, and the mentor of George W...
. Cannon was one of the people who spoke in favor of Korbel's pro-democratic leanings when he was trying to gain assylum in the United States.
In 1948 Cannon was the chair of the US delegation to the Danube River Conference of 1948
Danube River Conference of 1948
The Danube River Conference of 1948 was held in Belgrade, Yugoslavia, to develop a new international regime for the development and control of the Danube in the wake of World War II...
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Cannon was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.