William Phillips (diplomat)
William Phillips | |
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Phillips in 1922 | |
| 2nd United States Assistant Secretary of State | |
| In office January 24, 1917 – March 25, 1920 | |
| President | Woodrow Wilson |
| Preceded by | John Eugene Osborne |
| Succeeded by | Fred Morris Dearing |
| 4th United States Under Secretary of State | |
| In office April 26, 1922 – April 11, 1924 | |
| President | Warren G. Harding |
| Preceded by | Henry P. Fletcher |
| Succeeded by | Joseph Grew |
| United States Ambassador to Belgium | |
| In office February 29, 1924 – March 1, 1927 | |
| President | Calvin Coolidge |
| Preceded by | Henry P. Fletcher |
| Succeeded by | Hugh S. Gibson |
| United States Ambassador to Canada | |
| In office February 17, 1927 – December 14, 1929 | |
| President | Herbert Hoover |
| Succeeded by | Hanford MacNider |
| 10th United States Under Secretary of State | |
| In office March 6, 1933 – August 23, 1936 | |
| President | Franklin D. Roosevelt |
| Preceded by | William R. Castle Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Sumner Welles |
| United States Ambassador to Italy | |
| In office August 4, 1936 – October 6, 1941 | |
| President | Franklin D. Roosevelt |
| Preceded by | Breckinridge Long |
| Succeeded by | George Wadsworth |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 30, 1878 Beverly, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | February 23, 1968 (aged 89) New York City, U.S. |
| Spouse |
Caroline Astor Drayton
(m. 1910; died 1965) |
| Children | 5, including Christopher |
| Parent(s) | John Charles Phillips Anna Tucker |
| Alma mater | Harvard College Harvard Law School |
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William Phillips (May 30, 1878 – February 23, 1968) was a career United States diplomat who served twice as an Under Secretary of State. He was also the United States Ambassador to Canada.