Preceded by Armin H. Meyer Preceded by William A. M. Burden Ex-spouse Laura Louise Barkley Succeeded by John P. Humes Role Diplomat | Name Douglas II Cousins Arthur MacArthur IV | |
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Died November 15, 1997, Washington, D.C., United States Siblings Arthur MacArthur, Mary Elizabeth MacArthur, Malcolm MacArthur, Bowman McCalla MacArthur Parents Mary H. McCalla, Arthur MacArthur III Similar People Douglas MacArthur, Arthur MacArthur - Jr, Arthur MacArthur IV | ||
Preceded by James W. Riddleberger | ||
Douglas MacArthur II (July 5, 1909 – November 15, 1997) was an American diplomat. During his diplomatic career, he served as United States ambassador to Japan, Belgium, Austria, and Iran, as well as Assistant Secretary of State for Legislative Affairs.
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Life
MacArthur was the son of Captain Arthur MacArthur III and Mary McCalla MacArthur daughter of Bowman H. McCalla granddaughter of Col Horace Binney Sargent, great-granddaughter of Lucius Manlius Sargent and was named for his uncle, General Douglas MacArthur. He was born in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania.
He graduated from Milton Academy in Milton, Mass., and from Yale College, Class of 1932. He served as an Army officer and then began his Foreign Service career in 1935 and was given a post in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. MacArthur worked with the French Resistance during World War II and was held as a prisoner of war for two years. He became chief of the State Department's Division of Western European Affairs in 1949 and was Counselor of the State Department before becoming Ambassador to Japan.
He married Laura Louise Barkley on August 21, 1934, the daughter of future U.S. Vice President Alben Barkley.
Diplomatic career
MacArthur was the cover story for June 27, 1960 issue of Time magazine. He served as U.S. ambassador to the following nations (years):
MacArthur died in Washington, D.C. in 1997.