Anthony Joseph Drexel Biddle Jr.

Anthony Joseph Drexel Biddle Jr.
14th United States Ambassador to Spain
In office May 25, 1961 – October 12, 1961
President	John F. Kennedy
Preceded by	John Davis Lodge
Succeeded by	Robert F. Woodward
1st United States Ambassador to Czechoslovakia
In office July 12, 1943 – December 1, 1943
President	Franklin D. Roosevelt
Preceded by	Himself (as Minister)
Succeeded by	Laurence A. Steinhardt
1st United States Ambassador to Yugoslavia
In office November 3, 1942 – September 28, 1943
President	Franklin D. Roosevelt
Preceded by	Himself (as Minister)
Succeeded by	Lincoln MacVeagh
1st United States Ambassador to Greece
In office October 30, 1942 – March 16, 1943
President	Franklin D. Roosevelt
Preceded by	Himself (as Minister)
Succeeded by	Alexander Comstock Kirk
1st United States Ambassador to Norway
In office May 13, 1942 – December 1, 1943
President	Franklin D. Roosevelt
Preceded by	Himself (as Minister)
Succeeded by	Lithgow Osborne
1st United States Ambassador to the Netherlands
In office May 8, 1942 – December 1, 1943
President	Franklin D. Roosevelt
Preceded by	Himself (as Minister)
Succeeded by	Stanley Hornbeck
22nd United States Minister to Greece
In office November 28, 1941 – October 30, 1942
President	Franklin D. Roosevelt
Preceded by	Lincoln MacVeagh
Succeeded by	Himself (as Ambassador)
7th United States Minister to Czechoslovakia
In office October 28, 1941 – July 12, 1943
President	Franklin D. Roosevelt
Preceded by	Wilbur J. Carr
Succeeded by	Himself (as Ambassador)
5th United States Minister to Yugoslavia
In office October 3, 1941 – October 3, 1942
President	Franklin D. Roosevelt
Preceded by	Arthur Bliss Lane
Succeeded by	Himself (as Ambassador)
30th United States Minister to the Netherlands
In office March 27, 1941 – May 8, 1942
President	Franklin D. Roosevelt
Preceded by	George A. Gordon
Succeeded by	Himself (as Ambassador)
9th United States Ambassador to Belgium
In office March 24, 1941 – December 1, 1943
President	Franklin D. Roosevelt
Preceded by	John Cudahy
Succeeded by	Charles W. Sawyer
7th and 9th United States Minister to Norway
In office March 20, 1941 – May 13, 1942
President	Franklin D. Roosevelt
Preceded by	Florence Harriman
Succeeded by	Himself (as Ambassador)
In office September 7, 1935 – May 21, 1937
Preceded by	Hoffman Philip
Succeeded by	Florence Harriman
5th United States Ambassador to Poland
In office June 2, 1937 – December 1, 1943
President	Franklin D. Roosevelt
Preceded by	John Cudahy
Succeeded by	Arthur Bliss Lane
Personal details
Born	(1897 -12-17)December 17, 1897 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US
Died	November 13, 1961(1961-11-13) (aged 63) Washington, D.C., US
Resting place	Arlington National Cemetery
Spouses	Mary Lillian Duke ​ ​ (m. 1915; div. 1931)​ Margaret Thompson Schulze ​ ​ (m. 1931; div. 1945)​ Margaret Atkinson Loughborough ​ ​ (m. 1946⁠–⁠1961)​
Children	4, including Mary Duke Biddle
Parent	Anthony Joseph Drexel Biddle Sr. (father)
Occupation	Soldier, diplomat
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Army
Years of service	1917–1919; 1944–1955
Rank	Major General
Battles/wars	World War I World War II

Anthony Joseph Drexel Biddle Jr. (December 17, 1897 – November 13, 1961) was an American diplomat who served as ambassador to several countries between the 1930s and 1961. He served in the United States Army during World War I and after World War II, reaching the rank of major general.^[1]