President Harry S. Truman Preceded by David McK. Key Preceded by Joseph Grew Name William Sebald | Succeeded by Robert D. Murphy Died August 1, 1980 President Dwight D. Eisenhower | |
Succeeded by Joseph C. Satterthwaite Books With MacArthur in Japan: A Personal History of the Occupation, Japan: prospects, options, and opportunities Education United States Naval Academy, University of Maryland, College Park | ||
William Joseph Sebald (November 5, 1901, Baltimore, Maryland – August 10, 1980, Naples, Florida) served as United States Ambassador to Burma from April 1952 to July 1954, and to Australia from 1957 to 1961.
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He graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy. He practiced law in Kobe, Japan. He served during World War II with the Office of Naval Intelligence (ONI) and then on the staff of Admiral Ernest King. He was a political adviser to General Douglas MacArthur, with ambassador rank.
He was U.S. Ambassador to Burma, from 1952-1954. He was Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, from 1954 to 1956. He was Ambassador to Australia from 1957 to 1961.
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