Eugene V. McAuliffe

Eugene Vincent McAuliffe (November 25, 1918 – February 9, 2000) was an American Career Foreign Service Officer who served as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Hungary (1975–1976).^[1] He also served as Deputy Defense Secretary for International Security Affairs (May 6, 1976 – April 1, 1977) and deputy head of the American NATO Mission.^[2]

Ford, Ambassador Designate Eugene V. McAuliffe (Hungary) - March 28, 1975(Gerald Ford Library)(1553009)

McAuliffe was born in Boston, Massachusetts, on November 25, 1918.^[3] He served in the Army in World War II, then entered the Foreign Service.^[4] He died in Duxbury, Massachusetts, on February 9, 2000, at the age of 81.^[5]