Val Peterson

Val Peterson
United States Ambassador to Finland
In office July 14, 1969 – March 23, 1973
President	Richard Nixon
Preceded by	Tyler Thompson
Succeeded by	John Krehbiel
United States Ambassador to Denmark
In office August 22, 1957 – February 21, 1961
President	Dwight D. Eisenhower John F. Kennedy
Preceded by	Robert Coe
Succeeded by	William McCormick Blair Jr.
Administrator of the Federal Civil Defense Administration
In office February 19, 1953 – June 14, 1957 Acting: February 19, 1953 – March 4, 1953
President	Dwight D. Eisenhower
Preceded by	James Jeremiah Wadsworth (Acting)
Succeeded by	Lewis Berry (Acting)
Chair of the National Governors Association
In office September 30, 1951 – June 29, 1952
Preceded by	Frank Lausche
Succeeded by	Allan Shivers
26th Governor of Nebraska
In office January 9, 1947 – January 8, 1953
Lieutenant	Robert B. Crosby Charles J. Warner
Preceded by	Dwight Griswold
Succeeded by	Robert B. Crosby
Personal details
Born	Frederick Valdemar Erastus Peterson (1903-07-18)July 18, 1903 Oakdale, Nebraska, U.S.
Died	October 17, 1983(1983-10-17) (aged 80) Fremont, Nebraska, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Education	Wayne State College (BA) University of Nebraska–Lincoln (MA)

Frederick Valdemar Erastus Peterson (July 18, 1903 – October 17, 1983), also known as Val Peterson, was an American politician and diplomat who served as the 26th governor of Nebraska from 1947 to 1953, as director of the Federal Civil Defense Administration from 1953 to 1957, U.S. ambassador to Denmark from 1957 to 1961, and U.S. Ambassador to Finland from 1969 to 1973.^[1]