Ray Atherton

Ray Atherton
1st United States Ambassador to Canada
In office November 19, 1943 – August 30, 1948
President	Franklin D. Roosevelt Harry S. Truman
Preceded by	Himself (as Minister)
Succeeded by	Laurence Steinhardt
United States Minister to Luxembourg
In office September 10, 1943 – October 14, 1943[a]
President	Franklin D. Roosevelt
Preceded by	Jay Pierrepont Moffat
Succeeded by	Rudolf E. Schoenfeld (acting)
8th United States Minister to Canada
In office August 3, 1943 – November 19, 1943
President	Franklin D. Roosevelt
Preceded by	Jay Pierrepont Moffat
Succeeded by	Himself (as Ambassador)
United States Minister to Denmark
In office September 8, 1939 – April 9, 1940[b]
President	Franklin D. Roosevelt
Preceded by	Alvin M. Owsley
Succeeded by	R. Borden Reams (acting)
United States Minister to Bulgaria
In office October 21, 1937 – July 5, 1939
President	Franklin D. Roosevelt
Preceded by	Frederick A. Sterling
Succeeded by	George Howard Earle III
Personal details
Born	(1883-03-28)March 28, 1883 Brookline, Massachusetts, U.S.
Died	March 14, 1960(1960-03-14) (aged 76) Washington, D.C., U.S.
Resting place	Rock Creek Cemetery Washington, D.C., U.S.
Spouse(s)	Constance Crowninshield Coolidge Maude Hunnewell
Education	Harvard College
Profession	Diplomat

Ray Atherton (March 28, 1883 – March 14, 1960) was a career United States diplomat, who served as Ambassador to Greece, Bulgaria, and Denmark. He also served the role of Head of Mission as Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary (Canada) (1943–48). Whilst in his last post, his role was reclassified and he became the first United States Ambassador to Canada. As Head of the State Department's Division of European Affairs he received notification from the German Embassy of their declaration of war on December 11, 1941.^[1]

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