William Phillips (diplomat)

William Phillips
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	(1878-05-30)May 30, 1878 Beverly, Massachusetts
Died	February 23, 1968(1968-02-23) (aged 89)
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

William Phillips (May 30, 1878 – February 23, 1968) was a career United States diplomat who served twice as an Under Secretary of State.^[1] He was also the United States Ambassador to Canada.