Description: Up for auction the "Ambassador to Lebanon" Robert McClintock Hand Signed 3X5 Card. ES-3851D Robert M. McClintock (August 30, 1909 Seattle, Washington–November 1, 1976 Beaune, France) was a Career Foreign Service Officer who served as the American ambassador to Cambodia (1954-1956), Lebanon (1957-1961), Argentina (1962-1964), and Venezuela (1970-1975). McClintock joined the Foreign Service in 1931 after graduating from Stanford University. Other positions include Advisor to the President of the Naval War College (1964 to 1966) and Deputy Director Special State-Defense Study Group beginning in 1968. McClintock died of injuries sustained in a car crash. Venezuela was the largest supplier of oil to the US, in 1974. In 1975, they were taking steps to nationalize the industry. He took his concerns to the American Government, fearful “Venezuela could play one American oil company off against another. ... McClintock reportedly wanted the United States Government to take on a major and direct role in negotiations concerning prices, levels of production and the share that would be channelled through American companies to the United States market.”
Price: 99.99 USD
Location: Fort Lauderdale, Florida
End Time: 2024-12-31T13:20:01.000Z
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Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 14 Days
Refund will be given as: Money back or replacement (buyer's choice)
Industry: Historical
Signed: Yes
Original/Reproduction: Original
Country/Region of Manufacture: Lebanon
