Background
McGhee, George Crews was born on March 10, 1912 in Waco, Texas, United States. Son of George Summers and Magnolia (Spruce) McGhee.
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Envoy to the Middle World: Adventures in Diplomacy
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From front flap of dust jacket: "Envoy to the Middle World is the account of a crucial span in our diplomatic relations after World War II written by the man who had a large part in making them. As Assistant Secretary of State of Near East, South Asian, and African Affairs, Ambassador George McGhee was responsible for setting up U.S. policy for that area which he calls the Middle World, and for dealing with a facsinating array of leaders, including Nehru, Mossadeq, the Bey of Tunis, King Ibn Saud of Saudi Arabia, the Shah of Iran, Haile Selassie, and William Tubman. With historical insight and much humor, McGhee recounts his visits to each of the Middle World countries and brings alive the situations he found there. Among many official encounters, he describes the early days of the Arab refugee situation; Nehru's first visit the the U.S.,; the Shah of Iran's first visit to Washington and the subsequent reversal of our relations with Iran in the last few years..."
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At the Creation of a New Germany: From Adenauer to Brandt First edition by McGhee, George (1989) Hardcover
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At the Creation of a New Germany: From Adenauer to Brandt
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On the Frontline in the Cold War: An Ambassador Reports
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The Cold War, which started in 1947, resulted from the United States' gradual discovery that the Soviets, allies during World War II, were enemies, hostile to non-Communist nations and determined to spread Communism wherever they could. The Soviets feared another revival of German nationalism and sought to defend themselves against another German invasion. The U.S. and its allies created NATO to balance a Soviet military buildup, including the nuclear arms race. The first confrontation with Communist guerrilla action in Greece and Soviet threats against Turkey were followed by Communist party threats to overthrow democratic governments in France and Italy and later all around the world. The U.S. supplied vast military and economic assistance to thwart their efforts. The Soviet government, consequently, felt obliged to assist governments whom they considered threatened by the imperialists, principally the United States. In this insider's account of the Cold War, Ambassador George McGhee outlines how the 43-year Cold War emerged unexpectedly in 1947. McGhee follows the standoff in Europe and the Far East, the competition in the developing world, including the shooting wars fought in Korea and Vietnam in which the U.S. lost 111,000 lives. McGhee personally directed Greek-Turkish Aid, the first American effort to contain the Soviets. He also led the movement to get Greece and Turkey into NATO, using them as a bulwark against encroachment in the Middle East. McGhee accounts, using his hitherto unpublished field notes taken while he was special assistant to the Secretary of State, his attempts to cope with the Arab Refugee problem and the hostilites that followed the emergence of the state of Israel. McGhee served in Guam with Curtis LeMay and was involved in the bombing of Japan and the dropping of nuclear bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. He negotiated with Nehru, Haile Selassie, the Shah of Iran, and Ibn Saud to protect U.S. interests in the Middle East. In addition, he negotiated with Tshombe in the 1962 Cong crisis, diverting a Soviet threat. He was also U.S. ambassador to Germany from 1963 to 1968, when U.S. forces reached 250,000 in Europe.
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On the Frontline in the Cold War: An Ambassador Reports by Mcghee, George (1997) Hardcover
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Dance of the Billions: A Novel About Texas, Houston, and Oil
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Life in Alanya: Turkish Delight
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Book by McGhee, George C.
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- On the Frontline in the Cold War: An Ambassador Reports by George Mcghee (1997-01-28) (Will be shipped from US. Brand new copy.)
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Education
Student, Southern Methodist University, 1928. Data Control Language, Southern Methodist University, 1953. Bachelor of Science, University Oklahoma, 1933.
Doctor of Philosophy (Oxon), (Rhodes scholar), Oxford University, 1937. Postgraduate, University London, 1937. Doctor of Laws, Tulane University, 1957.
Doctor of Laws, University Maryland, 1965. Doctor of Science, University Tampa, 1969.
Career
President National Geophysical Company, Dallas 1937-1939. Partner DeGolyer, MacNaughton and McGhee 1940-1941. Independent explorer for and producer of oil since 1940.
Senior Liaison Officer OPM and WPB 1941-1943. United States Deputy Executive Secretary Combined Raw Materials Board 1942-1943. Special Assistant to the Under-Secretary of State for Economics Affairs 47.
Co-ordinator for Aid to Greece and Turkey, Department, of State 49. Special Representative of Secretary of State to Near East on Palestine Refugee problem with personal rank of Minister 1949. Special Assistant to Secretary of State 1949.
Assistant Secretary Near East, South Asian and African Affairs 1949-1951. Ambassador to Turkey 1951-1953. Adviser N.A.T.O. Council, Ottawa 1951.
Director Institute of Inter-American Affairs, Inter-American Education Foundation 1946-1951. Director United States Commercial Company 1946. Director Foreign Service Education Foundation.
Consultant, National Security Council 1958-1959. Counsellor, Department, of State and Chairman Policy Planning Council January-November 1961. Under-Secretary of State for Political Affairs 1961-1963.
Ambassador to Federation Republic of Germany 68. Ambassador at Large 1968-1969. Director Panama Canal Company 1962-1963, Mobil Oil Company 1969-1982, Procter & Gamble Company 1969-1982, American Security & Trust Company 1969-1982, Translator World Airlines 1976-1982.
Chair, of Board Saturday Review/World 1973-1976. Chairman Smithsonian Associations 1976-1978. Owner McGhee Production Company.
Director of Trustees, Robert College, Istanbul 1953-1961, Brookings Institute 1954-1961, Committee Economics Development since 1957, Aspen Institute Humanistic Studies since 1958, Vassar College 1959-1961, Duke University 1962-1978. Chairman Business Council for Institute Understanding 1969-1974. Chairman English Speaking Union, United States of America 1970-1974, Deputy Chairman Institute Council of the English Speaking Union 1974.
Chairman National Trust for Historic Preservation 1971-1975, Institute Manager and Development Institute since 1972, Federation City Housing Corporation since 1972, Piedmont Environmental Council. Trustee, George C. Marshall Research Foundation, American Council on Germany, The American University, The Asia Foundation. Director Atlantic Council since 1975, Atlantic Institute for Institute Affairs since 1977, Cordier Fellow, Advisory Council, Columbia University since 1977.
President Federation City Council 1970-1974, etc. Chairman Board of directors Institute for the Study of Diplomacy, Georgetown University. Served in U-£>.N.R. 1943-1946.
Lieutenant-Colonel United States.A.F. Reserve since 1949. Honorary Fellow, Queen's College, Oxford 1968. Honorary Doctor of Laws (Tulane University) 1957, (Maryland University) 1965.
Honorary D.C.L. (Southern Methodist University) 1953. Honorary Sc. (University of Tampa) 1969. Legion of Merit; Asiatic Ribbon with three battle stars.
Achievements
Works
book
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On the Frontline in the Cold War: An Ambassador Reports
( The Cold War, which started in 1947, resulted from the ...)
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Envoy to the Middle World: Adventures in Diplomacy
(From front flap of dust jacket: "Envoy to the Middle Worl...)
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Diplomacy for the Future
(In a time of serious international tension, diplomacy bec...)
- Dance of the Billions: A Novel About Texas, Houston, and Oil
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Life in Alanya: Turkish Delight
(Book by McGhee, George C.)
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On the Frontline in the Cold War: An Ambassador Reports by George Mcghee (1997-01-28)
(Will be shipped from US. Brand new copy.)
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At the Creation of a New Germany: From Adenauer to Brandt
(Used Book)
- At the Creation of a New Germany: From Adenauer to Brandt First edition by McGhee, George (1989) Hardcover
- On the Frontline in the Cold War: An Ambassador Reports by Mcghee, George (1997) Hardcover
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On the Frontline in the Cold War: An Ambassador Reports
Membership
Trustee Thessalonica (Greece) Agricultural and Industrial Institute (American Farm School), 1949-1961. Member board development Southern Methodist University, 1949-1961. Board directors Near East Foundation, 1956-1961, Aspen Institute Humanistic Studies, 1958-1905, Atlantic Council, Atlantic Institute for International Affairs, Resources for Future.
Vice chairman board directors Institute for Study of Diplomacy, Georgetown University, Washington. Trustee or board directors Committee for Economic Development, 1957-1905, Foreign Service Education Foundation and School Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins, 1947-1905, National Civil Service League, 1969-1973, Population Crisis Committee, 1969-1905, Population Crisis Foundation Texas, 1969-1970, National Trust for Historic Preservation, 1971-1975, Duke University, 1962-1905, Vassar College, 1959-1961, American University, 1980-1905, Asia Foundation, since 1973, Virginia Outdoors Foundation. Advisory council Renewable Natural Resources Foundation, 1973-1974.
Board directors, treasurer Piedmont Environmental Council. International committee Young Men’s Christian Association, 1949-1961. Advisory council department Oriental languages and literature Princeton, 1949-1961.
Visiting committee Middle Eastern Studies and Summer School, Harvard, 1954-1961. Sponsor Atlantic Institute, 1954-1960. Chairman national advisory committee Center for Book, Library of Congress, 1980-1982.
Member Folger Library Council, 1983-1985, Institute Turkish Studies, 1983-1985, Carnegie Council. Member visiting committee Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution. Trustee American University, 1981-1905.
Member German American Cultural Fund, 1992-1905, Circle National Gallery Art, 1991, Carnegie Council, 1990-1905, Committee for Economic Development subcommittee Global Economic Strategy for United States, 1991-1905. Board directors advisory board American-Turkish Friendship Council, National Tree Trust, 1992-1905. Served with United States Naval Reserve, 1943-1945.
Lieutenant colonel United States Air Force Reserve, 1945-1972. Member National Academy of Sciences (president's circle), American Association Petroleum Geologists, Society Exploration Geophysicists (Special Commendation award 1992), married Institute Mining, Metallurgical and Petroleum Engineers, English SPeaking Union (chairman board 1970-1974), American Philosophical Society, Council American Mbs., Smithsonian National Associates (chairman 1975-1978), Sigma Si. Phi Beta Kappa, Cosmos Club, Metro.
Club, Washington.
Connections
Married Cecilia Jeanne De Golyer, November 24, 1938. Children: Marcia Spruce, George DeGolyer, Dorothy Hart, Michael Anthony, Cecilia Goodrich, Valerie Foster.
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Episcopalian
Awards
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Decorated Legion of Merit with 3 battle stars. Order of Cherifien Empire Morocco. Recipient Distinguished Service award United States Junior Chamber of C., 1949, Distinguished Service citation University Oklahoma, 1952, Southern Methodist University Distinguished Alumnus award, 1955. Andrew Wellington Cordier fellow Columbia University. Named Honorary citizen Ankara, Turkey, 1954.Decorated Legion of Merit with 3 battle stars. Order of Cherifien Empire Morocco. Recipient Distinguished Service award United States Junior Chamber of C., 1949, Distinguished Service citation University Oklahoma, 1952, Southern Methodist University Distinguished Alumnus award, 1955.
Andrew Wellington Cordier fellow Columbia University. Named Honorary citizen Ankara, Turkey, 1954.