Glenn A. Abbey

Glenn A. Abbey (June 11, 1898 – January 28, 1962) was a United States diplomat.

Glenn Allan Abbey
Born(1898-06-11)June 11, 1898
Dodgeville, Wisconsin
DiedJanuary 28, 1962(1962-01-28) (aged 63)
San Antonio, Texas
NationalityAmerican
OccupationPolitician

Biography

Abbey was born Glenn Allan Abbey on June 11, 1898, to William Searle and Ida Elmira Abbey in Dodgeville, Wisconsin.[1][2] He attended Georgetown University.[1] He died on January 28, 1962, in San Antonio, Texas.[3]

Military service

Abbey served in the United States Army during World War I.

Career

After serving in Haiti,[1] Abbey served as U.S. vice consul in Johannesburg, South Africa from 1928 to 1931.[4][5] This was followed by positions in Nicaragua, Venezuela, Argentina, Paraguay, and Washington, D.C.[1] He was appointed consul at Bombay in 1946.[6] Later he served as U.S. consul in Salonika, Greece from 1950 to 1951.[7] He was the last to serve in the U.S. consulate in Salonika before the rank was changed to Consul General. Abbey was also Counselor of the Legation in Saudi Arabia until June 5, 1953, after which he was transferred to Barcelona, where he was Consul General.[8]

References
  1. "Foreign Service Lions Club Topic". The Post-Crescent. April 19, 1938. p. 4. Retrieved May 11, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/a-abbot.html#0YX13KJ00
  3. "Service for Abbey". Longview News-Journal. January 30, 1962. p. 6. Retrieved May 8, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Ex-Dodgville Man Made Vice-Consul". Wisconsin State Journal. May 16, 1928. p. 18. Retrieved May 10, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. http://www.leighlarson.com/glenn_allan_abbey.htm
  6. "Glen Abbey Is Named U. S. Consul at Bombay". The Post-Crescent. February 1, 1946. p. 12. Retrieved May 9, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-06-12. Retrieved 2010-06-20.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. https://history.state.gov/historicaldocuments/frus1952-54v09p1/persons
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