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Gerald Drew
Gerald Drew
Inspector General of the Department of State
	In office; November 13, 1960 – May 31, 1962
President	Dwight D. Eisenhower; John F. Kennedy
Preceded by	Raymond Miller
Succeeded by	Norris Haselton
United States Ambassador to Haiti
	In office; May 15, 1957 – July 16, 1960
President	Dwight D. Eisenhower
Preceded by	Roy Davis
Succeeded by	Robert Newbegin
United States Ambassador to Bolivia
	In office; December 8, 1954 – April 6, 1957
President	Dwight D. Eisenhower
Preceded by	Edward Sparks
Succeeded by	Philip Bonsal
Director General of the Foreign Service
	In office; March 30, 1952 – October 18, 1954
President	Harry S. Truman; Dwight D. Eisenhower
Preceded by	Richard P. Butrick
Succeeded by	Raymond A. Hare
United States Envoy to Jordan
	In office; February 24, 1950 – February 25, 1952
President	Harry S. Truman
Preceded by	Wells Stabler (Acting)
Succeeded by	Joseph Green
Personal details
Born	June 20, 1903; San Francisco, California, U.S.
Died	September 27, 1970 (aged 67); Lewes, Delaware, U.S.
Resting place	Rock Creek Cemetery; Washington, D.C., U.S.
Education	University of California, Berkeley (BA)

Gerald Augustin Drew (June 20, 1903 - September 27, 1970) was a career Foreign Service Officer for the United States.

Biography edit

Born in San Francisco, California, Drew was a graduate of the University of California, Berkeley where he was a member of Phi Kappa Tau. He served as U.S. Vice Consul in Pará, 1929; Envoy to Jordan, 1950–52; Ambassador to Bolivia, 1954–57; Ambassador to Haiti, 1957–60.^[1] He was assigned to Haiti by the Dwight D. Eisenhower administration at the beginning of the regime of François Duvalier. He criticized the Duvalier government, and Duvalier requested his removal, but this was rejected by Christian Herter.^[2]

He died at Lewes, Delaware and is buried at Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.

^ "Gerald A. Drew" (PDF). Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training: Foreign Affairs Oral History Project. 2001.
^ Smith, Gaddis (1 December 2015). The Last Years of the Monroe Doctrine: 1945 - 1993. Farrar, Straus and Giroux. pp. 232-. ISBN 978-1-4668-9520-1.

Diplomatic posts
Preceded by Wells Stabler Acting	United States Envoy to Jordan 1950–1952	Succeeded by Joseph Green
Preceded by Edward Sparks	United States Ambassador to Bolivia 1954–1957	Succeeded by Philip Bonsal
Preceded by Roy Davis	United States Ambassador to Haiti 1957–1960	Succeeded by Robert Newbegin

Gerald Drew

Inspector General of the Department of State
In office November 13, 1960 – May 31, 1962
President	Dwight D. Eisenhower John F. Kennedy
Preceded by	Raymond Miller
Succeeded by	Norris Haselton
United States Ambassador to Haiti
In office May 15, 1957 – July 16, 1960
President	Dwight D. Eisenhower
Preceded by	Roy Davis
Succeeded by	Robert Newbegin
United States Ambassador to Bolivia
In office December 8, 1954 – April 6, 1957
President	Dwight D. Eisenhower
Preceded by	Edward Sparks
Succeeded by	Philip Bonsal
Director General of the Foreign Service
In office March 30, 1952 – October 18, 1954
President	Harry S. Truman Dwight D. Eisenhower
Preceded by	Richard P. Butrick
Succeeded by	Raymond A. Hare
United States Envoy to Jordan
In office February 24, 1950 – February 25, 1952
President	Harry S. Truman
Preceded by	Wells Stabler (Acting)
Succeeded by	Joseph Green

Personal details
Born	(1903-06-20)June 20, 1903 San Francisco, California, U.S.
Died	September 27, 1970(1970-09-27) (aged 67) Lewes, Delaware, U.S.
Resting place	Rock Creek Cemetery Washington, D.C., U.S.
Education	University of California, Berkeley (BA)