Laurence Steinhardt

Laurence Steinhardt

Laurence Adolph Steinhardt (October 6, 1892 – March 28, 1950) was a United States diplomat. He served as the U.S. Minister to Sweden and U.S. Ambassador to Peru, the USSR, Turkey, Czechoslovakia, and Canada. He was the first United States Ambassador to be killed in office.

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