Edward M. Korry
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Edward Malcolm Korry was an American
diplomat
during the administrations of Presidents
Kennedy
, Johnson
, and Nixon
.
Korry, a native of New York
, was U.S. Ambassador to Ethiopia
(1963) and to Chile
(1967–1971). Upon hearing the news that Salvador Allende
had been elected president of Chile, he proclaimed that "not a nut or bolt shall reach Chile under Allende. Once Allende comes to power we shall do all within our power to condemn Chile and all Chileans to utmost deprivation and poverty". During the Allende administration, U.S. did implement a tougher economic policy toward Chile, decreased economic aid, prevented access to loans, taking many of the measures implied by Korry in this quote. The US support for the opposition culminated in the September 11th, 1973 coup that overthrew Allende, and resulted in the dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet.
Prior to his appointment to Ethiopia by John F. Kennedy, Korry was European editor for Look magazine
and a United Press correspondent in post-World War II
Europe. In 1972 and 1973, he was president of the Association of American Publishers
, and later, he was president of the United Nations Association of the United States of America
. Korry was also a founding director of the Committee for East-West Relations and a member of the Council on Foreign Relations
. In 1981, The New York Times
, in what Time magazine called a "2,300-word correction," wrote that although the CIA had attempted to orchestrate a military takeover in Chile, "none of this, it is now evident, was known to Ambassador Korry". This "correction" occurred while Korry was teaching a course on International Relations at Connecticut College in New London, CT.
Korry died from cancer on 29 January 2003 in Charlotte
, North Carolina
.
United States
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diplomat
Diplomacy
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during the administrations of Presidents
President of the United States
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Kennedy
John F. Kennedy
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, Johnson
Lyndon B. Johnson
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, and Nixon
Richard Nixon
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.
Korry, a native of New York
New York
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, was U.S. Ambassador to Ethiopia
Ethiopia
Ethiopia , officially known as the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a country located in the Horn of Africa. It is the second-most populous nation in Africa, with over 82 million inhabitants, and the tenth-largest by area, occupying 1,100,000 km2...
(1963) and to Chile
Chile
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(1967–1971). Upon hearing the news that Salvador Allende
Salvador Allende
Salvador Allende Gossens was a Chilean physician and politician who is generally considered the first democratically elected Marxist to become president of a country in Latin America....
had been elected president of Chile, he proclaimed that "not a nut or bolt shall reach Chile under Allende. Once Allende comes to power we shall do all within our power to condemn Chile and all Chileans to utmost deprivation and poverty". During the Allende administration, U.S. did implement a tougher economic policy toward Chile, decreased economic aid, prevented access to loans, taking many of the measures implied by Korry in this quote. The US support for the opposition culminated in the September 11th, 1973 coup that overthrew Allende, and resulted in the dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet.
Prior to his appointment to Ethiopia by John F. Kennedy, Korry was European editor for Look magazine
Look (American magazine)
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and a United Press correspondent in post-World War II
World War II
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Europe. In 1972 and 1973, he was president of the Association of American Publishers
Association of American Publishers
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, and later, he was president of the United Nations Association of the United States of America
United Nations Association of the United States of America
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. Korry was also a founding director of the Committee for East-West Relations and a member of the Council on Foreign Relations
Council on Foreign Relations
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. In 1981, The New York Times
The New York Times
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, in what Time magazine called a "2,300-word correction," wrote that although the CIA had attempted to orchestrate a military takeover in Chile, "none of this, it is now evident, was known to Ambassador Korry". This "correction" occurred while Korry was teaching a course on International Relations at Connecticut College in New London, CT.
Korry died from cancer on 29 January 2003 in Charlotte
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, North Carolina
North Carolina
North Carolina is a state located in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north. North Carolina contains 100 counties. Its capital is Raleigh, and its largest city is Charlotte...
.