Spruille Braden
| Spruille Braden | |
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| 2nd Assistant Secretary of State for American Republic Affairs | |
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In office October 29, 1945 – June 27, 1947 |
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| President | Harry S. Truman |
| Preceded by | Nelson Rockefeller |
| Succeeded by | Edward G. Miller, Jr. |
| 7th United States Ambassador to Argentina | |
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In office May 21, 1945 – September 23, 1945 |
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| President | Harry S. Truman |
| Preceded by | Norman Armour |
| Succeeded by | George S. Messersmith |
| 8th United States Ambassador to Cuba | |
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In office May 19, 1942 – April 27, 1945 |
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| President | Harry S. Truman |
| Preceded by | George S. Messersmith |
| Succeeded by | R. Henry Norweb |
| 1st United States Ambassador to Colombia | |
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In office February 15, 1939 – March 12, 1942 |
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| President | Franklin D. Roosevelt |
| Preceded by | William Dawson |
| Succeeded by | Arthur Bliss Lane |
| Personal details | |
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March 13, 1894 Elkhorn, Montana, United States |
| Died | January 10, 1978 (aged 83) Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Nationality | American |
| Spouse(s) | Maria Humeres Solar (1915–1962) Verbena Williams Hebbard (1964–1977) |
| Children | Maruja Lyons Laura Iselina Young William Braden Patricia Clark Spruille Braden, Jr. |
| Alma mater | Sheffield Scientific School |
| Profession | Mining Engineer (BMinE, PhD MinE) |
Spruille Braden (/ˈspruːl ˈbreɪdən/ SPROOL BRAY-dən; March 13, 1894 – January 10, 1978) was an American diplomat, businessman, lobbyist, and member of the Council on Foreign Relations. He served as the ambassador of various Latin American countries, and as Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs. He is notable for his interventionist activities and his prominent role in several coups d'état.
Born in Elkhorn, Montana, Braden was the son of a leading engineer at Anaconda Copper Company's properties in Chile, William Burford Braden. He attended Montclair Kimberley Academy and Yale, earning a degree in engineering in 1914. He was a mining engineer and consultant to governments in Latin America, returning to the US in 1920.
Braden first came to prominence as one of the owners of the Braden Copper Company in Chile and as a shareholder in the United Fruit Company. He also directed the W. Averell Harriman Securities Corporation. As an agent of Standard Oil, he played a role in the Chaco War between Bolivia and Paraguay and espoused an openly anti-union position.
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