Background
Key, David McKendree was born on February 4, 1900 in Tokyo. Son of Albert Lenoir and Grace (Condit-Smith) Key.
Key, David McKendree was born on February 4, 1900 in Tokyo. Son of Albert Lenoir and Grace (Condit-Smith) Key.
Student, The Groton School, Massachusetts, 1912-1918; Bachelor of Arts, Harvard, 1922; postgraduate, Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge, England, 1922-1923; postgraduate, Georgetown School Foreign Service, Washington, 1923-1924.
Detailed to, Department State, 1925; vice consul of career at, Antwerp, Belgium, 1926; 3d secretary embassy, Berlin, 1927; 3d secretary embassy, London, England., 1929; attended, Disarmament Conference, Geneva, Switzerland, 1932; attended, London Economics Conference, 1933; assistant chief, Division Current Information, 1934; consul, 2d secretary, Ottawa, Ontario, 1936; 1st secretary embassy, Rome, 1940; assistant liaison officer, Department State, 1941-1944; consul general, Barcelona, Spain, 1944-1945; counselor of embassy, Rome, 1945-1946; counselor of embassy, Rio do Janeiro, Brazil, 1947-1949; ambassador to, Burma, 1950-1952; Far Eastern adviser, United States delegate 6th, 7th, 8th general assemblies United Nations, 1952-1953; assistant secretary state international organization affairs, 1953-1955; general manager, American Foreign Service Association, 1957-1961; president, Diplomatic and Consular Officers Retired Inc., 1957-1958.
Served with United States Marine Corps, World War I. Member of Alibi (Washington), Dacor House (Washington).
Married Marjorie Wright, February 7, 1925. Children– Albert Lenoir II, David McKendree, Marjorie.