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  1. George Crews McGhee (March 10, 1912 – July 4, 2005) was an oilman and a career diplomat in the United States foreign service . Early life. McGhee was born on March 10, 1912, in Waco, Texas, the son of a Waco banker. He studied at the University of Oklahoma, graduating with a degree in geology in 1933.

  2. Ambassador George Crews McGhee. Ambassador George C. McGhee George Crews McGhee (1912-2005) was a Rhodes Scholar, oil entrepreneur, naval officer, statesman, diplomat, and philanthropist who became a central figure in postwar American diplomacy by helping to create and shape U.S. economic, military, and petroleum ties from Europe to the Far East.

  3. Jul 24, 2005 · George Crews McGhee, 93, Oil Prospector and Diplomat, Dies - The New York Times. By Wolfgang Saxon. July 24, 2005. George Crews McGhee, a geophysicist who struck it rich in oil and became...

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  5. McGhee was a wealthy Texas oil man who became an active U.S. diplomat in the Middle East and Africa during the 1950s and 1960s. His interest in geology began as a boy growing up in Texas, where he loved to explore riverbeds for rocks, arrowheads, and other interesting artifacts.

  6. Jul 6, 2005 · George C. McGhee, 92, a millionaire oil prospector who became a central figure in postwar diplomacy by helping create and shape U.S. economic, military and petroleum ties from Europe to the...

  7. Scope and Contents. U.S. Ambassador. Papers and artifacts of George Crews McGhee, who served as 8th U.S. Ambassador to Turkey, and 4th U.S. Ambassador to West Germany. McGhees career achievements include being a Rhodes Scholar, oil entrepreneur, naval officer, diplomat, philanthropist, and author.

  8. The George C. McGhee Papers are comprised of copies of memoranda of conversations, reports, meeting minutes, and correspondence relating to his career as a State Department official and diplomat during the Truman administration.

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