Ellis O. Briggs

Background

Briggs, Ellis O. was born on December 1, 1899 in Watertown, Massachusetts, United States. Son of James and Lucy (Hill) Briggs.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, Dartmouth, 1921, Doctor of Laws, 1955, Bowdoin College, 1959, Colby College, 1965, Ricker College, 1965, Nasson College, 1966.

Career

Instructor Robert College, Constantinople, 1921-1923. Contributor articles magazines, 1923-1925. Joined Foreign Service, 1925, after junior service Peru, Liberia, Cuba.

Chile and Washington, appointed ambassador 1945-1962, to Dominican Republic, 1944, to Uraguay, 1947, to Czechoslovakia, 1949, to of Korea, 1952, to Peru, 1955, to Brazil, 1956, to Greece, 1959, to Spain, 1961.

Minister-counselor, Chungking, China, 1945. Director Office American Republics Affairs, 1945-1947, visiting professor United States.C. Institute International Relations, 1965.

Achievements

• Ellis O. Briggs has been listed as a notable writer, United States ambassador by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

• Other Work

  • Author: Shots Heard Round the World, 1957. Farwell to Foggy Bottom, 1964. Anatomy of Diplomacy, 1968.
    
    Also numerous magazine articles.

Membership

Clubs: Metropolitan. Chevy Chase (Washington).

Connections

Married Lucy Barnard, May 26, 1928. Children: Lucy, Everett.

Father:

James Briggs

Mother:

Lucy (Hill) Briggs

Spouse:

Lucy Barnard

child:

Everett Briggs

child:

Lucy Briggs