Arthur K. Watson

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Arthur K. Watson
21st United States Ambassador to France
In office May 6, 1970 – October 30, 1972
President	Richard Nixon
Preceded by	Sargent Shriver
Succeeded by	John N. Irwin II
Personal details
Born	Arthur Kittredge Watson (1919-04-23)April 23, 1919 Summit, New Jersey, U.S.
Died	July 26, 1974(1974-07-26) (aged 55) New Canaan, Connecticut, U.S.
Relatives	Thomas J. Watson (father) Thomas J. Watson Jr. (brother)
Education	Yale University

Arthur Kittredge "Dick" Watson (April 23, 1919 – July 26, 1974) was an American businessman and diplomat. He served as president of IBM World Trade Corporation and United States Ambassador to France. His father, Thomas J. Watson, was IBM's founder and oversaw that company's growth into an international force from the 1920s to the 1950s. His brother Thomas J. Watson Jr. was the president of IBM from 1952 to 1971 and United States Ambassador to the Soviet Union.