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David Kirkpatrick Este Bruce (February 12, 1898 – December 5, 1977) was an American diplomat, intelligence officer and politician. He served as ambassador to France, the Federal Republic of Germany, and the United Kingdom, the only American to be all three.
Dec 6, 1977 · David K. E. Bruce, who had the unique distinction of having served as the top American diplomat in France, West Germany, Britain and China, died yesterday of a heart attack. He was 79.
- Chalmers M. Roberts
During the Truman Administration Ambassador David Bruce served as Assistant Secretary of Commerce, 1947-48; Chief of the Economic Cooperation Administration to France, May 1948-49; United States Ambassador to France, 1949-52; and Under Secretary of State, 1952-53.
Dec 6, 1977 · David K. E. Bruce, one of the nation's most gifted and seasoned diplomats, died early yesterday at Georgetown Medical Center in Washington. Mr. Bruce, who was 79 years old, suffered a...
Aug 19, 1996 · David Bruce was the last of a kind - a wealthy American, country squire, spymaster and diplomat - whose friends ranged from Ernest Hemingway to Averill Harriman. This biography describes his military career, his two marriages and his diplomatic service as ambassador to France, Britain and China.
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- Little, Brown and Company
- $24.8
- Nelson D. Lankford
David K. E. Bruce was not only a diplomat of uncommon character and influence, he was also a man whose breadth of friendships, intellect, and empathy for the feelings of others made him an ideal representative of this Nation abroad.
Bruce discusses John F. Kennedy’s (JFK) relationship with Prime Minister Harold M. Macmillan and JFK’s skill at foreign affairs, among other issues.
