Background
RAVNDAL, Christian Magelssen was born on January 6, 1899 in Beirut, Syria, of American parents, Uruguay.
RAVNDAL, Christian Magelssen was born on January 6, 1899 in Beirut, Syria, of American parents, Uruguay.
Educated Robert College, Constantinople, 1912-1914. Bachelor of Arts, Luther College, 1920.
Assistant, chief, Division of American Republics, Dept, of State, 1941. Chief, American Hemisphere Exports Office, 1942. Chief, Division of Exports and Requirements, 1943: member requirements committee, War Production Board, 1943.
Ambassador to Uruguay, since 1949.
Member secretariat, Board of Economics Operations, 1942-1913.