Hugh S. Cumming, Jr.

Hugh Smith Cumming, Jr. (March 10, 1900 – November 24, 1986) was United States diplomat who was United States Ambassador to Indonesia from 1953 to 1957 and then Director of the Bureau of Intelligence and Research from 1957 to 1961.

Biography

Hugh S. Cumming, Jr. was born in Richmond, Virginia on March 10, 1900, the son of Hugh Smith Cumming, Sr. (1869–1948) and his wife, Lucy Booth Cumming (1871–1960). During World War I, Cumming served in the United States Army. After the war, he received a law degree from the University of Virginia School of Law in 1924. His only son Roger was born in 1931 in the remote town of Craftsbury, Vermont.

As a member of the United States Department of State, Cumming served as counsel to the United States embassy to Sweden and then to Russia.

In 1953, President of the United States Dwight D. Eisenhower named Cumming United States Ambassador to Indonesia. Cumming presented his credentials on October 15, 1953 and held the post until March 3, 1957.[1]

In 1957, President Eisenhower nominated Cumming as Director of the Bureau of Intelligence and Research. He held this office from October 10, 1957 until February 19, 1961.[1]

Cumming died in 1986.

References

  1. 1 2 "Hugh Smith Cumming Jr. (1900–1986)". US Department of State; Office of the Historian. Retrieved 14 January 2016.

Notes

Diplomatic posts
Preceded by
H. Merle Cochran
United States Ambassador to Indonesia
October 15, 1953 March 3, 1957
Succeeded by
John Moore Allison
Government offices
Preceded by
New office
Director of the Bureau of Intelligence and Research
October 10, 1957 February 19, 1961
Succeeded by
Roger Hilsman


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