Norman Armour

Norman Armour
United States Ambassador to Haiti
In office July 25, 1932 – March 21, 1935
President	Herbert Hoover Franklin D. Roosevelt
Preceded by	Dana G. Munro
Succeeded by	George A. Gordon
United States Ambassador to Canada
In office August 7, 1935 – January 15, 1939
President	Franklin D. Roosevelt
Preceded by	Warren Delano Robbins
Succeeded by	Daniel Calhoun Roper
United States Ambassador to Chile
In office April 21, 1938 – June 10, 1939
President	Franklin D. Roosevelt
Preceded by	James B. Cunningham
Succeeded by	Claude G. Bowers
United States Ambassador to Argentina
In office May 18, 1939 – June 29, 1944
President	Franklin D. Roosevelt
Preceded by	Alexander W. Weddell
Succeeded by	Spruille Braden
United States Ambassador to Spain
In office December 15, 1944 – December 1, 1945
President	Franklin D. Roosevelt Harry S. Truman
Preceded by	Carlton J. H. Hayes
Succeeded by	Philip W. Bonsal
United States Ambassador to Venezuela
In office December 7, 1950 – October 2, 1951
President	Harry S. Truman
Preceded by	Walter J. Donnelly
Succeeded by	Fletcher Warren
United States Ambassador to Guatemala
In office October 18, 1954 – May 9, 1955
President	Dwight D. Eisenhower
Preceded by	John Emil Peurifoy
Succeeded by	Edward J. Sparks
Personal details
Born	(1887-10-14)October 14, 1887 Brighton, England
Died	September 27, 1982(1982-09-27) (aged 94)
Nationality	American
Political party	Democratic Party
Spouse	Myra Sergueievna Koudashev
Alma mater	Princeton University; Harvard Law School

Norman Armour (October 14, 1887– September 27, 1982) was a career United States diplomat whom The New York Times once called "the perfect diplomat". In his long career spanning both World Wars, he served as Chief of Mission in eight countries, as Assistant Secretary of State for Political Affairs, and married into Russian nobility. He was the United States Ambassador to Canada.