Marshall Green
American diplomat (1916–1998) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Marshall Green (January 27, 1916 – June 6, 1998) was an American diplomat whose career focused on East Asia. Green was the senior American diplomat in South Korea at the time of the 1960 April Revolution, and was United States Ambassador to Indonesia at the time of the Transition to the New Order. From 1969 to 1973, he was Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, and, in this capacity, accompanied President of the United States Richard Nixon during President Nixon's visit to China in 1972.
Marshall Green | |
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United States Ambassador to Nauru | |
In office October 26, 1974 – July 31, 1975 | |
President | Gerald Ford |
Preceded by | Diplomatic relations established |
Succeeded by | James Ward Hargrove |
United States Ambassador to Australia | |
In office June 8, 1973 – July 31, 1975 | |
President | Richard Nixon Gerald Ford |
Preceded by | Walter Lyman Rice |
Succeeded by | James Ward Hargrove |
Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs | |
In office May 5, 1969 – May 10, 1973 | |
President | Richard Nixon |
Preceded by | William Bundy |
Succeeded by | G. McMurtrie Godley |
United States Ambassador to Indonesia | |
In office June 4, 1965 – March 26, 1969 | |
President | Lyndon B. Johnson |
Preceded by | Howard P. Jones |
Succeeded by | Francis J. Galbraith |
Personal details | |
Born | (1916-01-27)January 27, 1916 Holyoke, Massachusetts |
Died | June 6, 1998(1998-06-06) (aged 82) Chevy Chase, Maryland, U.S. |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | Yale University |
Profession | Diplomat |
During the Indonesian mass killings of 1965–66, Green actively aided and abetted the massacres by systematically supplying lists of members of the Communist Party of Indonesia to the death squads.[1]