Background
Tuck, Somerville Pinkney was born on May 31, 1891 in S.I., New York, United States. Son of Judge Somerville Pinkney and Emily Rosalie Snowden (Marshall) Tuck.
business executive foreign service officer.
Tuck, Somerville Pinkney was born on May 31, 1891 in S.I., New York, United States. Son of Judge Somerville Pinkney and Emily Rosalie Snowden (Marshall) Tuck.
Preparatory education Switzerland and Germany, also Ridgefield (Connecticut) School. Bachelor of Arts, Dartmouth, 1913.
Deputy consul, Alexandria Egypt, 1913. Consul, Samsoun, Anatolia, Turkey, 1920-1921. Member of staff United States high commissioner to Turkey, Constantinople, 1921.
Detailed consul to diplomatic agency, Cairo, Egypt, 1922. Consul, Vladivostok, Siberia, 1922-1923. Detailed to Department State, 1923-1924.
Consul, Geneva, 1924-1928. First secretary American Embassy, Constantinople, 1928-1929, American Legation, Budapest, 1929-1931. Charge d’affairs, Prague, 1932.
Assigned to American Embassy, Paris, 1933. Assigned counselor of Embassy, Brussels, 1937, Buenos Aires, 1938, Vichy, France, 1941. Detained by enemy, 1942-1944.
Appointed Envoy Extraordinary anu Minister Plenipotentiary to Egypt, 1944, first ambassador to Egypt, 1946. Retired, 1948. Attended sessions advising committee on opium League Nations, 1925, 26, 27. Member American delegation to Preparatory Common for Disarmament, 1927-1928.
American del, to Conference for Limitation of Naval Armament, 1927. Member General Disarmament Conference, Geneva, 1932. Lieutenant commander of The United States Navy Reserve.
Member of staff United States high commissioner to Turkey, Constantinople, 1921. Member American delegation to Preparatory Common for Disarmament, 1927-1928. Member General Disarmament Conference, Geneva, 1932.
Lieutenant commander of The United States Navy Reserve. Member Alpha Delta Phi. Clubs: Racquet and Tennis, The Brook, Century Association (New York City).
Children: James M., David World War II Appointed.
