David K. E. Bruce
David K. E. Bruce | |
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Bruce in 1962 | |
| 10th United States Ambassador to NATO | |
| In office October 17, 1974 – February 12, 1976 | |
| Appointed by | Gerald Ford |
| Preceded by | Donald Rumsfeld |
| Succeeded by | Robert Strausz-Hupé |
| Chief of the U.S. Liaison Office to the People's Republic of China | |
| In office May 14, 1973 – September 25, 1974 | |
| President | Richard Nixon Gerald Ford |
| Preceded by | Diplomatic relations established |
| Succeeded by | George H. W. Bush |
| 51st United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom | |
| In office March 17, 1961 – March 20, 1969 | |
| President | John F. Kennedy Lyndon B. Johnson Richard Nixon |
| Preceded by | John Hay Whitney |
| Succeeded by | Walter Annenberg |
| United States Ambassador to Germany | |
| In office April 17, 1957 – October 29, 1959 | |
| President | Dwight D. Eisenhower |
| Preceded by | James B. Conant |
| Succeeded by | Walter C. Dowling |
| United States Ambassador to France | |
| In office May 17, 1949 – March 10, 1952 | |
| President | Harry S. Truman |
| Preceded by | Jefferson Caffery |
| Succeeded by | James Clement Dunn |
| 17th United States Under Secretary of State | |
| In office April 1, 1952 – January 20, 1953 | |
| Preceded by | James E. Webb |
| Succeeded by | Walter B. Smith |
| Member of the Virginia House of Delegates for Charlotte County | |
| In office January 10, 1940 – January 11, 1944 | |
| Preceded by | Berkley D. Adams |
| Succeeded by | John H. Daniel |
| Chief of OSS/Europe | |
| In office 1942–1945 | |
| Preceded by | William Phillips |
| Succeeded by | Office Abolished |
| Chief of the Secret Intelligence Branch | |
| In office 1942–1943 | |
| Preceded by | Himself |
| Succeeded by | Whitney Shepardson |
| Chief of Special Activities/Bruce (SA/B) | |
| In office 1941–1942 | |
| Preceded by | Office Established |
| Succeeded by | Office Abolished |
| Deputy Coordinator of the Office of the Coordinator of Information | |
| In office 1941–1942 | |
| Member of the Maryland House of Delegates representing Baltimore | |
| In office 1924–1926 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | David Kirkpatrick Este Bruce February 12, 1898 Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. |
| Died | December 5, 1977 (aged 79) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Resting place | Oak Hill Cemetery Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Party | Democratic |
| Spouses | |
| Children | 4 |
| Education | University of Maryland Law School |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Branch/service | |
| Years of service | 1917–1920 1941–1945 |
| Rank | Colonel |
| Battles/wars | World War I World War II |
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David Kirkpatrick Este Bruce (February 12, 1898 – December 5, 1977) was an American diplomat, intelligence officer and politician. During World War II, he was considered one of the three most strategically important intelligence officers at the Office of Strategic Services (OSS), with tens of thousands of personnel under his command, and the lives of secretly-deployed spies and special operators operating behind enemy lines under his direct supervision. After the war, he served as ambassador to France, the Federal Republic of Germany, and the United Kingdom (the only American to hold all three offices) and later was the first U.S. emissary to the People's Republic of China.