Diplomats

From left to right, President Harry S. Truman, T. V. Soong, and Joseph C. Grew in President Truman's office.

Colonel Murray Jones, Commanding Officer of American Operations at Gatow Airport, Berlin, Germany, greets Mr. Robert Murphy of the U. S. State Department, upon Mr. Murphy's arrival for the Potsdam Conference., From Potsdam album, 1945.

Sir Alexander Cadogan, Permanent Under Secretary of the British Foreign Office, and Colonel David Bevan (right) of the British Army, leave Gatow Airport in Berlin, Germany for the Potsdam Conference area. From Potsdam album, 1945.

From left to right: Soviet Prime Minister Josef Stalin; interpreter Charles Bohlen (mostly obscured by Stalin); V. N. Pavlov, Stalin's interpreter; Captain James Vardaman; President Harry S. Truman; Press Secretary Charles Ross (background, partly obscured); Soviet Ambassador to the United States Andrei Gromyko; Secretary of State James Byrnes; and Soviet Foreign Minister Vyacheslav Molotov. This photo was taken during Truman's visit to Stalin's residence during the Potsdam Conference. From Potsdam album, 1945.

Delegates seated for the Potsdam Conference at the conference table at Cecilienhof Palace. President Harry S. Truman, left foreground (facing the American flag on the table), James F. Byrnes and Admiral William Leahy to his right; British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, upper left (facing the British flag on the table) with Clement Attlee two to the right of Mr. Churchill. Premier Josef Stalin (facing the Russian flag on the table, gesturing with his right arm) and Vyascheslav Molotov at right. Averell Harriman at extreme left. Others are unidentified. From Potsdam album, 1945

Delegates seated for Potsdam Conference at the conference table at Cecilienhof Palace. President Harry S. Truman, left foreground (facing the American flag on the table), James F. Byrnes and Admiral William Leahy to his right; British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, upper left (facing the British flag on the table) with Clement Attlee two to the right of Mr. Churchill. Premier Josef Stalin (facing the Russian flag on the table, gesturing with his right arm) and Vyascheslav Molotov at right. Averell Harriman at extreme left. Others are unidentified. From Potsdam album, 1945

First visit of Soviet Prime Minister Josef Stalin with President Harry S. Truman during the Potsdam Conference. They are at the "Little White House," the residence of President Truman during the conference. Foreground, left to right: Soviet Foreign Minister Vyascheslav Molotov; Secretary of State James F. Byrnes; Charles Bohlen, President Truman's interpreter; President Truman; Admiral William D. Leahy; V. N. Pavlov, Stalin's interpreter; Prime Minister Stalin.

Foreign ministers meeting during the Potsdam Conference. Secretary of State James Byrnes is at top of table, behind the flags. British Foreign Minister Anthony Eden is at the right side of the table, to the left of the man in the striped suit. Soviet Foreign Minister Vyacheslav Molotov is partially obscured on left side of table. Others are unidentified. From Potsdam album, 1945

View of the conference room at the opening of the third day's session of the Potsdam Conference in Potsdam, Germany. Soviet leader Josef Stalin is at left, leaning back in his chair. Clement Attlee, center, has back turned to the camera. President Harry S. Truman is at top of table, wearing bow tie. British Prime Minister Winston Churchill is at lower right side of table, back to camera. Vyacheslav Molotov is seated to the right of Josef Stalin.

Portrait of Jack McFall, foreign service officer, 1947-55. Donor: Jack McFall