Douglas MacArthur II

Douglas MacArthur II
United States Ambassador to Iran
In office October 13, 1969 – February 17, 1972
President	Richard Nixon
Preceded by	Armin H. Meyer
Succeeded by	Joseph S. Farland
United States Ambassador to Austria
In office May 24, 1967 – September 16, 1969
President	Lyndon B. Johnson Richard Nixon
Preceded by	James Williams Riddleberger
Succeeded by	John P. Humes
Assistant Secretary of State for Legislative Affairs
In office March 14, 1965 – March 6, 1967
President	Lyndon B. Johnson
Preceded by	Fred Dutton
Succeeded by	William B. Macomber Jr.
United States Ambassador to Belgium
In office May 9, 1961 – February 11, 1965
President	John F. Kennedy Lyndon B. Johnson
Preceded by	William A. M. Burden
Succeeded by	Ridgway B. Knight
United States Ambassador to Japan
In office February 25, 1957 – March 12, 1961
President	Dwight D. Eisenhower
Preceded by	John M. Allison
Succeeded by	Edwin Reischauer
Counselor of the United States Department of State
In office March 30, 1953 – December 16, 1956
President	Dwight D. Eisenhower
Preceded by	Charles E. Bohlen
Succeeded by	G. Frederick Reinhardt
Personal details
Born	(1909-07-05)July 5, 1909 Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died	November 15, 1997(1997-11-15) (aged 88) Washington, D.C., U.S.
Spouse	Laura Louise Barkley ​ ​ (m. 1934; died 1987)​
Parent	Arthur MacArthur III (father)
Education	Yale University
Occupation	Diplomat

Douglas MacArthur II (July 5, 1909 – November 15, 1997) was an American diplomat. During his diplomatic career, he served as United States ambassador to Japan, Belgium, Austria, and Iran, as well as Assistant Secretary of State for Legislative Affairs. He was the nephew of the U.S. general Douglas MacArthur.^[1]