Ambassadors

Photo of W. Averell Harriman, former U. S. Ambassador to Russia, is shown arriving at the White House for a conference with President Truman. Earlier, he had told a House Committee that Russia's people don't want war with the United States. From: Beth Gore

Informal photo of Secretary of Commerce nominee W. Averill Harriman, as he called at the White House.

President Harry S. Truman today got a first hand, up to the minute report on Russia from W. Averell Harriman, the American Ambassador to Moscow. Ambassador Harriman is shown here, right, with Undersecretary of State Joseph C. Grew. From: Beth Gore.

W. Averill Harriman, United States Ambassador to the Soviet Union, shown as he arrived at the White House to report to President Franklin D. Roosevelt following the 10-day conference in Moscow with Prime Minister Winston Churchill and Joseph Stalin. Ambassador Harriman made the air trip back to the United States in 57 hours.

Photo of the Earl of Halifax, British Ambassador to the United States, making an official presentation to U. S. military leaders at the British Embassy on behalf of King George VI, the Insignia of Honorary Knight Grand Cross of the Military Division of the Most Honorable Order of the Bath. Left to Right, General H. H. Arnold, Chief of the Army Air Forces; Admiral Ernest J. King, Chief of Naval Operations; Earl of Halifax; General George C. Marshall, Chief of Staff of the U. S. Army and Admiral William D. Leahy, Chief of Staff to the Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy. From: Beth Gore.

A photograph of Stanton Griffis, who was recently named American Ambassador to Poland. From: Beth Gore.

Honorable Stanton Griffis, Ambassador Designate of the United States to Poland, as he called at the White House. From: Beth Gore.

A picture of Stanton Griffis, after being sworn in as U. S. Ambassador to Egypt. He was formerly American envoy to Poland. From: Beth Gore.

Photo of President Harry S. Truman extending a warm welcome to President Expidio Quirino of the Philippines when he arrived at Washington National Airport for an official Washington visit. On the left is Joaquin M. Elizalde, Philippine Ambassador to the United States. From: Beth Gore.

Ambassador Andrei A. Gromyko of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, is shown shaking the hand of an unidentified man at an airport. Ambassador Gromyko is on the right. From: Beth Gore