Ellsworth Bunker

Ellsworth Bunker
Bunker in 1965
United States Ambassador to South Vietnam
In office April 5, 1967 – May 11, 1973
President	Lyndon Johnson Richard Nixon
Preceded by	Henry Cabot Lodge Jr.
Succeeded by	Graham Martin
United States Ambassador to the Organization of American States
In office January 29, 1964 – November 7, 1966
President	Lyndon B. Johnson
Preceded by	deLesseps Story Morrison
Succeeded by	Sol Linowitz
United States Ambassador to India
In office November 28, 1956 – March 23, 1961
President	Dwight D. Eisenhower John F. Kennedy
Preceded by	John Sherman Cooper
Succeeded by	John Kenneth Galbraith
United States Ambassador to Italy
In office May 7, 1952 – April 3, 1953
President	Harry S. Truman Dwight D. Eisenhower
Preceded by	James Clement Dunn
Succeeded by	Clare Boothe Luce
United States Ambassador to Argentina
In office March 13, 1951 – March 12, 1952
President	Harry S. Truman
Preceded by	Stanton Griffis
Succeeded by	Albert F. Nufer
Personal details
Born	(1894-05-11)May 11, 1894 Yonkers, New York, U.S.
Died	September 27, 1984(1984-09-27) (aged 90) Brattleboro, Vermont, U.S.
Spouses	Harriet Allen Butler ​ ​ (m. 1920; died 1964)​ Carol Laise ​ (m. 1967)​
Alma mater	Yale University
Profession	Businessman and diplomat
Awards	Presidential Medal of Freedom with Distinction (1963, 1967) President's Award for Distinguished Federal Civilian Service (1979)

Ellsworth F. Bunker (May 11, 1894^[1] – September 27, 1984)^[2] was an American businessman and diplomat (including being the ambassador to Argentina, Italy, India, Nepal and South Vietnam). He is perhaps best known for being a hawk on the war in Vietnam and Southeast Asia during the 1960s and 1970s. As of February 2024^[update], Bunker is one of only two people to have been awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom twice, and the only person to receive both awards With Distinction.