biography
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Johnson, U(ral) Alexis
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| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (1908–97)
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| biography:
| Diplomat, born in Falun, Kansas, USA. He studied at Occidental College (1931) and entered the Foreign Service in 1935. He was praised for his role in the Korean truce negotiations, and became ambassador to Czechoslovakia (1953–8), Thailand (1958–61), and Japan (1966–9). An expert on Far Eastern affairs, he was under-secretary of state for political affairs (1969–73) and the chief US delegate at the Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (1973). |
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