George C. McGhee

George C. McGhee
George C. McGhee
13th Counselor of the United States Department of State
	In office; February 16, 1961 – December 3, 1961
President	John F. Kennedy
Preceded by	Theodore Achilles
Succeeded by	Walt Whitman Rostow
Director of Policy Planning
	In office; February 13, 1961 – November 29, 1961
President	John F. Kennedy
Preceded by	Gerard C. Smith
Succeeded by	Walt Whitman Rostow
3rd Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs
	In office; December 4, 1961 – March 27, 1963
President	John F. Kennedy
Preceded by	Livingston T. Merchant
Succeeded by	W. Averell Harriman
1st Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern, South Asian, and African Affairs
	In office; June 28, 1949 – December 19, 1951
President	Harry S. Truman
Succeeded by	Henry A. Byroade
8th United States Ambassador to Turkey
	In office; January 15, 1952 – June 19, 1953
President	Harry S. Truman; Dwight D. Eisenhower
Preceded by	George Wadsworth
Succeeded by	Avra M. Warren
4th United States Ambassador to West Germany
	In office; May 18, 1963 – May 21, 1968
President	John F. Kennedy; Lyndon B. Johnson
Preceded by	Walter C. Dowling
Succeeded by	Henry Cabot Lodge Jr.
Personal details
Born	March 10, 1912; Waco, Texas, U.S.
Died	July 4, 2005 (aged 93); Leesburg, Virginia, U.S.
Spouse	Cecelia DeGolyer
Profession	Oilman, Diplomat

George Crews McGhee (March 10, 1912 – July 4, 2005) was an oilman and a career diplomat in the United States foreign service.

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