Llewellyn Thompson

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Llewellyn Thompson was a prominent American diplomat and Soviet expert who served as U.S. Ambassador to the Soviet Union during key Cold War crises, including the Cuban Missile Crisis.

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instanceOf United States government official
ambassador
diplomat
human
advisorTo John F. Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson
Richard Nixon
awardReceived Presidential Medal of Freedom
burialPlace Las Animas, Colorado, United States
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1904-08-24
dateOfDeath 1972-02-06
describedAs one of the leading American experts on the Soviet Union during the Cold War
educatedAt University of Colorado (attended, did not complete degree)
employer United States Department of State
endTime 1962
1969
familyName Thompson
fieldOfExpertise Soviet Union
U.S.–Soviet relations
fullName Llewellyn E. Thompson Jr. NERFINISHED
givenName Llewellyn
languageSpoken English
Russian
memberOf United States Foreign Service
militaryConflictContext Cold War
notableFor expertise on Soviet leadership and policy
role in resolving the Cuban Missile Crisis
notableWork U.S.–Soviet relations during the Cold War
occupation ambassador
diplomat
participatedIn Cuban Missile Crisis
Vienna Summit of 1961
placeOfBirth Las Animas, Colorado, United States
placeOfDeath Bethesda, Maryland, United States
linked to: Bethesda, Maryland
positionHeld United States Ambassador to Austria
United States Ambassador to the Soviet Union
positionHeldContext First term as U.S. Ambassador to the Soviet Union
Second term as U.S. Ambassador to the Soviet Union
sexOrGender male
spouse Jane Monroe Goelet Thompson
startTime 1957
1967
workLocation Moscow, Soviet Union
Washington, D.C., United States
linked to: Washington, D.C.

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