Background
Wiley, John Cooper was born on September 26, 1893 in Bordeaux, France, (parents American citizens). Son of John McClure and Virginie E. (Cooper) Wiley.
Wiley, John Cooper was born on September 26, 1893 in Bordeaux, France, (parents American citizens). Son of John McClure and Virginie E. (Cooper) Wiley.
Educated under private tutors, also Union College, 1916.
Appointed clerk American Embassy, Paris, France, 1915. Appointed secretary of embassy, Paris, 1916. Assigned to The Hague, 1918, Santiago, 1919, Buenos Aires, 1920, Caracas, 1920, Copenhagen, 1921, Madrid, 1922, Lima, 1923.
1st secretary, Lima, 1924, Berlin, 1926, Warway, 1930. Assigned as counselor of embassy, Warsaw, 1930, Berlin (temporary), 1931, Madrid, 1932. To Department, 1933; became counselor of embassy, Moscow, 1934.
Consul general Antwerp, 1935-1937. Consul general, counselor of legation, Vienna, 1937, consul general, 1938. American minister to Latvia and Estonia, 1938-1940.
Department State, 1940-1944. Ambassador to Colombia, 1944-1947, to Portugal, 1947-1948, to Iran, 1948-1951, to Panama, 1951-1954, retired. Consultant President of Council on Islamic Affairs, since 1958.
Married Irena Monique Baruch, April.