Background
Hurban, Vladimir S. was born on April 4, 1883 in Turciansky Svaty Martin. Czechoslovakia. Son of Svetozar and Ida (Dobrovicova) Hurban.
Hurban, Vladimir S. was born on April 4, 1883 in Turciansky Svaty Martin. Czechoslovakia. Son of Svetozar and Ida (Dobrovicova) Hurban.
Educated Technica College, Vienna.
Journalist, 1904-1914. Chief of military mission to the United States, 1918. Military attache to Czechoslovak Legation, Washington, District of Columbia, 1919-1924.
Charge d’affairs, Cairo, Egypt, 1924-1930.
Envoy Extraordinary anu Minister Plenipotentiary from Czechoslovakia to Sweden, Norway and Lithuania, 1930-1936, United States and Cuba, 1936-1943. Ambassador to United States 1943-1946.
Served as volunteer in Russian Army and Colonel Czechoslovakian Legion, 1914-1918. Awards: Czechoslovak Revolutionary medal, War Cross, Victory medal, Grand Cross Swedish Polar Star, Grand Cross Norwegian Saint Olaf, Grand Cross Lithuanian Gedyminas, Order of the Nile, 2d class.
Married Olga Boor, August 20, 1919.