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Selden Chapin | |
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![]() Chapin in the Netherlands in 1951 | |
1st Director General of the Foreign Service | |
In office November 13, 1946 – April 30, 1947 | |
Preceded by | Position established |
Succeeded by | Christian M. Ravndal |
United States Ambassador to Peru | |
In office May 7, 1960 – August 7, 1960 | |
President | Dwight D. Eisenhower |
Preceded by | Theodore Achilles |
Succeeded by | James Loeb |
United States Ambassador to Iran | |
In office 1955–1958 | |
President | Dwight D. Eisenhower |
Preceded by | Loy W. Henderson |
Succeeded by | Edward T. Wailes |
United States Ambassador to Panama | |
In office January 2, 1954 – May 29, 1955 | |
President | Dwight D. Eisenhower |
Preceded by | John C. Wiley |
Succeeded by | Julian F. Harrington |
United States Ambassador to the Netherlands | |
In office October 27, 1949 – October 30, 1953 | |
President | Harry S. Truman Dwight D. Eisenhower |
Preceded by | Herman B. Baruch |
Succeeded by | H. Freeman Matthews |
United States Ambassador to Hungary | |
In office July 9, 1947 – February 17, 1949 | |
President | Harry S. Truman |
Preceded by | H. F. Arthur Schoenfeld |
Succeeded by | Nathaniel P. Davis |
Personal details | |
Born | Erie, Pennsylvania, U.S. | September 19, 1899
Died | March 26, 1963 | (aged 63)
Resting place | Arlington National Cemetery |
Spouse | Mary Paul Noyes (m. 1927) |
Children | |
Relatives | Hope Cooke (niece and ward) |
Alma mater | United States Naval Academy |
Occupation | Diplomat |
Military service | |
Branch/service | ![]() |
Years of service | 1919–1925 |
Selden Chapin (September 19, 1899 – March 26, 1963) was a career foreign service officer and United States diplomat.
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