Jefferson Caffery

Jefferson Caffery
Caffery (bottom right) with U.S. President Roosevelt and Brazilian President Vargas at the Potenji River Conference in 1943.
United States Ambassador to Egypt
In office September 29, 1949 – January 11, 1955
President	Harry S. Truman Dwight D. Eisenhower
Preceded by	Stanton Griffis
Succeeded by	Henry A. Byroade
United States Ambassador to France
In office December 30, 1944 – May 13, 1949
President	Franklin D. Roosevelt Harry S. Truman
Preceded by	Somerville Pinkney Tuck (Acting)
Succeeded by	David K. E. Bruce
United States Ambassador to Brazil
In office August 17, 1937 – September 17, 1944
President	Franklin D. Roosevelt
Preceded by	Hugh S. Gibson
Succeeded by	Adolf A. Berle, Jr.
United States Ambassador to Cuba
In office February 28, 1934 – March 9, 1937
President	Franklin D. Roosevelt
Preceded by	Sumner Welles
Succeeded by	J. Butler Wright
United States Assistant Secretary of State
In office July 12, 1933 – December 4, 1933
President	Franklin D. Roosevelt
United States Ambassador to Colombia
In office November 28, 1928 – May 20, 1933
President	Calvin Coolidge Herbert Hoover Franklin D. Roosevelt
Preceded by	Samuel H. Piles
Succeeded by	Sheldon Whitehouse
United States Ambassador to El Salvador
In office July 20, 1926 – July 22, 1928
President	Calvin Coolidge
Preceded by	Montgomery Schuyler, Jr.
Succeeded by	Warren Delano Robbins
Personal details
Born	(1886-12-01)December 1, 1886 Lafayette, Louisiana, U.S.
Died	April 13, 1974(1974-04-13) (aged 87) Lafayette, Louisiana, U.S.
Spouse	Gertrude McCarthy ​ ​ (m. 1937; died 1973)​
Relations	Donelson Caffery (cousin) Patrick T. Caffery (cousin)
Alma mater	Southwestern Louisiana Industrial Institute Tulane University
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Jefferson Caffery (December 1, 1886 – April 13, 1974) was an American diplomat. He served as U.S. Ambassador to El Salvador (1926–1928), Colombia (1928–1933), Cuba (1934–1937), Brazil (1937–1944), France (1944–1949), and Egypt (1949–1955).^[1]