Jacob Blaustein
Jacob Blaustein | |
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Blaustein in 1965 | |
| U.S. Delegate to the United Nations | |
| In office September 30, 1955 – January 20, 1969 | |
| President | Dwight D. Eisenhower John F. Kennedy Lyndon B. Johnson |
| Consultative Delegate to the United Nations Conference on International Organization | |
| In office March 20, 1945 – June 26, 1945 | |
| President | Franklin Delano Roosevelt Harry S. Truman |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 30, 1892 |
| Died | November 15, 1970 (aged 78) Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. |
| Party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Hilda Katz (m. 1925) |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | Lehigh University (attended) |
| Occupation | Business executive, diplomat, philanthropist |
| Known for | Founding American Oil Company, U.S. delegate to the United Nations |
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Jacob Blaustein (September 30, 1892 – November 15, 1970) was an American entrepreneur, philanthropist, and diplomat who founded the American Oil Company with his father Louis Blaustein. Blaustein was an ardent supporter of human rights, the rights of Jewish people, and an advocate for multilateralism through the United Nations, serving as a United States delegate to the UN under five U.S. presidents.