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Albright, Madeleine /  1937-
Secretary of State and Permanent Representative to the United Nations . American

Annan, Kofi / 1938-
Seventh Secretary-General of the United Nations. Ghanaian

Andrić, Ivo / 1892-1975
Novelist and poet. Winner of Nobel Prize for Literature. Served as ambassador to Germany. Yugoslavian

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Ban, Ki-Moon / 1944-
Eighth Secretary-General of the United Nations. Served as Foreign Minister and ambassador to Austria. South Korean

Bismarck, Otto von / 1815-1898
Statesman and aristocrat. Served as ambassador to Russia and France. German

Boutros-Ghali, Boutros / 1922-
Sixth Secretary-General of the United Nations. Also served as Egyptian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Secretary-General of La Francophonie. Egyptian

Bowles, Chester / 1901-1986
Successful advertising executive. Served as ambassador to India twice. American

Bush, George Herbert / 1924-
41st President of the United States. Served as ambassador to the United Nations and China. American

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Durrell, Lawrence / 1912-1990
Novelist and travel writer. Served in several postings around the Mediterranean and Argentina. British

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Egas Moniz, António / 1874-1955
Neurologist and politician. Joint winner of Nobel Prize for Medicine. Served as Foreign Minister and ambassador to Spain. Portuguese

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Franklin, Benjamin / 1706-1790
Printer, philosopher and statesman. Served as ambassador to England and minister to France. American

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Galbraith, John Kenneth / 1908-2006
Author, economist and professor. Served as ambassador to India. American

Gromyko, Andrey / 1909-1989
Foreign Minister and President of the Soviet Union. Served as Soviet ambassador to the United States and the United Kingdom. Belarusian

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Hammarskjöld, Dag / 1905-1961
Second Secretary-General of the United Nations. Also served as Chairman of the Bank of Sweden and State Secretary for Foreign Affairs. Swedish

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Irving, Washington / 1783-1859
Writer. Served as minister to Spain. American

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Jay, John / 1745-1829
Jurist. Served as minister to Spain. American

Jefferson, Thomas / 1743-1826
Third President of the United States. Served as minister to France. American

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Kennedy, Joseph Patrick / 1888-1969
Prominent businessman and financier. Father of John F. Kennedy. Served as ambassador to the United Kingdom. American

Kissinger, Henry / 1923-
Secretary of State and Advisor for National Security Affairs. Joint winner of the Nobel Peace Prize. American

Kollontay, Aleksandra / 1872-1952
Revolutionary, feminist and first female ambassador in the world. Served as minister to Mexico and Norway and as ambassador to Sweden. Russian

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de Lesseps, Ferdinand / 1805-1894
Engineer who supervised construction of the Suez Canal. Served as minister to Spain. French

Lie, Trygve / 1896-1968
First Secretary-General of the United Nations. Also served as Foreign Minister. Norwegian

Linkletter, Art / 1912-
Television and radio personality. Served as ambassador to Australia. American

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de Madariaga y Rojo, Salvador / 1886-1978
Writer and historian. Served as ambassador to the United States and France. Spanish

von Metternich, Klemens / 1773-1859
Statesman and Foreign Minister. Served as minister to Saxony, Berlin and Paris. Austrian

Myrdal, Alva / 1902-1986
Writer and politician. Joint winner of the Nobel Peace Prize. Served as ambassador to India, Myanmar, Sri Lanka and Nepal. Swedish

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Nabuco, Joaquim / 1849-1910
Leader of Brazil's abolitionist movement. Served as ambassador to the United States. Brazilian

Neruda, Pablo / 1904-1973
Poet and winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature. Served as ambassador to France. Chilean

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Paz, Octavio / 1914-1998
Writer and winner of Nobel Prize for Literature. Served as ambassador to India. Mexican

Pearson, Lester Bowles / 1897-1972
Prime Minister and Minister of External Affairs. Winner of the Nobel Peace Proze. Served as ambassador to the United States. Canadian

Pérez de Cuéllar, Javier / 1920-
Fifth Secretary-General of the United Nations. Also served as ambassador to Switzerland, Russia, Poland, Venezuela and France. Peruvian

Poitier, Sidney / 1927-
Famous actor who became the first African-American to win an Academy Award. Served as Bahamian ambassador to Japan. Bahamian-American

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Rabin, Yitzhak / 1922-1995
Prime Minister, Defense Minister and joint winner of the Nobel Peace Prize. Served as ambassador to the United States. Israeli

Radhakrishnan, Sarvepalli / 1888-1975
Philosopher, scholar and President. Served as ambassador to UNESCO and the Soviet Union. Indian

Rio Branco, Baron of / 1849-1912
Statesman and Minister of Foreign Affairs. Served in the United Kingdom and Germany. Brazilian

Robles, Alfonso García / 1911-1991
Joint winner of Nobel Peace Prize. Served as ambassador to Brazil. Mexican

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Samaranch, Juan Antonio / 1920-
President of the International Olympic Committee. Served as ambassador to the Soviet Union and Mongolia. Spanish

Seferis, Giorgos / 1900-1971
Poet and winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature. Served as ambassador to the United Nations and the United Kingdom. Greek

Shigeru, Yoshida / 1878-1967
First Japanese Prime Minister after World War II. Served as ambassador to Italy and the United Kingdom. Japanese

Shih, Hu / 1891-1962
Chinese philosopher and essayist. Served as ambassador to the United States. Chinese

Sugihara, Chiune / 1900-1986
Served as consul-general in Lithuania where he helped several thousand Jews leave the country and escape Nazi persecution. Also served as consul-general in Czechoslovakia and Romania.  Japanese

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de Talleyrand, Charles-Maurice / 1754-1838
French aristocrat, statesman and Foreign Minister. Served as ambassador to England. French

Temple Black, Shirley / 1928-
Child actress. Served as ambassador to Ghana and Czechoslovakia. American

Thant, U / 1909-1974
Third Secretary-General of the United Nations. Also served as ambassador to the United Nations. Myanmarese

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Waldheim, Kurt / 1918-
Fourth Secretary-General of the United Nations. Also served as Austrian President, Foreign Minister, Permanent Representative to the United Nations and ambassador to Canada. Possibly involved in committing war crimes. Austrian

Wallenberg, Raoul / 1912-?
Served as counsellor in Hungary where he used his diplomatic status to save many Jews during World War II. Swedish

Weijun, Gu / 1887-1985
Considered one of China's most respected diplomats. Served as Foreign Minister and  ambassador to France, the United Kingdom and the United States. Chinese

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Zimmerman, Arthur / 1864-1940
German Foreign Secretary who sent the famous "Zimmerman Telegram" that precipitated U.S. entry into World War I. German

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