George Walbridge Perkins Jr.

George Walbridge Perkins II (May 2, 1895 – January 11, 1960) was an American diplomat. He served as the Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs from 1949 to 1953 and the United States Permanent Representative to NATO from 1955 to 1957.^[1]

George Walbridge Perkins Jr.
3rd United States Permanent Representative to NATO
In office March 14, 1955 – October 12, 1957
President	Dwight D. Eisenhower
Preceded by	John Chambers Hughes
Succeeded by	Warren Randolph Burgess
1st Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs
In office August 1, 1949 – January 31, 1953
President	Harry S. Truman Dwight D. Eisenhower
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Livingston T. Merchant
Personal details
Born	(1895-05-02)May 2, 1895 Bronx, New York, U.S.
Died	January 11, 1960(1960-01-11) (aged 64) Manhattan, New York, U.S.
Political party	Republican
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Life and career

He was born on May 2, 1895, to George Walbridge Perkins. He graduated from Princeton in 1917, where he worked to abolish eating clubs. In 1921, he married Linn Merck, the daughter of George W. Merck.^[2] and in 1925, his son George Walbridge Perkins III (1925–2008) was born.^[3] He worked at Merck & Co., Inc. from 1927 to 1948.^[4] In 1950, he successfully persuaded Congress to assist Josip Broz Tito in his defiance of the Stalin regime. Perkins died of a heart attack in Manhattan on January 11, 1960.^[1]

See also

• Glynwood Center