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George V. Allen was born on 3 November, 1903 in Durham, North Carolina, is an American diplomat (1903–1970). Discover George V. Allen's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 66 years old?

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Occupation Diplomat
Age 66 years old
Zodiac Sign Scorpio
Born 3 November 1903
Birthday 3 November
Birthplace Durham, North Carolina
Date of death 11 July, 1970
Died Place Bahama, North Carolina
Nationality United States

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1903

George Venable Allen (November 3, 1903 – July 11, 1970) was a United States diplomat.

1924

Born in Durham, North Carolina, son of a merchant Thomas Ellis Allen and Harriet Moore, he attended Duke University—then known as Trinity College—graduating in 1924 and from Harvard University in 1929.

He worked briefly as a high school teacher between 1924 and 1928 and as a newspaper reporter for the Asheville Times and Durham Herald.

1930

He joined the Foreign Service in 1930 working first as vice consul in Kingston, Jamaica and later in Shanghai, China, Patras, Greece and Cairo, Egypt.

1934

He married Katherine Martin in 1934, author of a self-published book on their lives overseas, Foreign Service Diary. They had three children, George V. Allen, Jr., John M. Allen and Richard A. Allen, all lawyers in Washington, D.C. He died at Bahama, North Carolina and is interred in Rock Creek Cemetery in Washington D.C.

1946

He served as ambassador to Iran during the crisis of 1946 and was involved in managing US relations amid the Cold War with the Soviet Union.

He was involved in expanding activities of the Voice of America, exporting culture and increasing US participation in the UNESCO.

He served as U.S. Ambassador to Iran from 1946 to 1948.

During this period he worked on preventing a Soviet Iran oil agreement and led to the Iranian prime minister Ahmad Qavam dropping communist cabinet members.

He also helped build ties with Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi, playing weekly tennis matches with the monarch.

1948

He served as Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs from 1948 to 1949, U.S. Ambassador to Yugoslavia from 1949 to 1953, United States Ambassador to India and Nepal 1953–1954.

While in India he along with Dwight D. Eisenhower supported India's rival Pakistan with military support as a deterrent against Soviet relations with India.

1953

He then served as Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern, South Asian, and African Affairs from 1953 to 1954, U.S. Ambassador to Greece 1956–1957, and Director of the U.S. Information Agency from 1957 to 1960.

1960

Allen was president of the Tobacco Institute from 1960 to 1966.

He defended the tobacco industry as early reports of links between cigarette smoking and cancer began to emerge.

1967

Allen appeared as himself, while serving as the Director of the Foreign Service Institute, on the February 6, 1967 episode of the game show To Tell the Truth.

He deceived none, receiving all four votes from the panel.