William McCormick Blair Jr.

William McCormick Blair Jr.
10th United States Ambassador to the Philippines
In office 1964–1967
President	Lyndon B. Johnson
Preceded by	William Stevenson
Succeeded by	G. Mennen Williams
46th United States Ambassador to Denmark
In office 1961–1964
President	John F. Kennedy Lyndon B. Johnson
Preceded by	Val Peterson
Succeeded by	Katharine White
Personal details
Born	(1916-10-24)October 24, 1916 Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Died	August 29, 2015(2015-08-29) (aged 98) Manhattan, New York, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Catherine Gerlach
Children	William McCormick Blair III
Parent(s)	William M. Blair Helen Hadduck Bowen
Education	Stanford University (B.A.) University of Virginia (J.D.)

William McCormick "Bill" Blair Jr. (October 24, 1916 – August 29, 2015) was an American diplomat who served as United States Ambassador to Denmark from 1961 to 1964 and as United States Ambassador to the Philippines from 1964 until 1967. A lawyer, he also was a close associate of Adlai Stevenson II. He was awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws (L.L. D.) degree from Whittier College in 1964.^[1]