Diplomats

From left to right, Major General Leon Johnson, Mrs. S. L. Simpson, Honorable Lewis Douglas (United States Ambassador to Great Britain), Dr S. L. Simpson, and Rt. Honorable Arthur Henderson at the Simpson Services Club banquet held in honor of the United States Air Force. This photo was sent to President Harry S. Truman by S. Leonard Simpson of London, England.

In the Oval Office at the White House, President Harry S. Truman (seated) signs the document authorizing the participation of the United States in the International Exposition for the Bicentennial of the founding of Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Standing from left to right are: Rene Colimon, 1st Secretary of the Haitian Embassy in Washington, D.C.; Jules Domond, Commercial Attache at the Haitian Embassy; and Melvin Hildreth, President of the Democratic Party of Washington, D.C. From: Pierre Edouard Domond, Courtesy of the Chantal Domond Prints and Photographs Collection

Visiting the White House, President Vincent Auriol of France receives a gift from President Harry S. Truman, a leather-bound volume of color photographs depicting scenes of America. In the Oval Office are (left to right) President Truman and President Auriol (sitting); and (standing) W. Special Assistant to the President W. Averill Harriman, French Minister of Foreign Affairs Robert Schuman, Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman, and two unidentified men. (See 77-1600 and 2006-177.)

Visiting the White House, President Vincent Auriol of France receives a gift from President Harry S. Truman, a handsome leather-bound volume of color photographs depicting scenes of America. In the Oval Office are (left to right): President Truman and President Auriol (sitting); and (standing) Secretary of State Dean Acheson, French Minister of Foreign Affairs Robert Schuman, French Ambassador Henri Bonnet, Special Assistant to the President W. Averill Harriman, and Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman. (Similar to 77-1600; also see 2006-178.)

Former President Harry S. Truman chats with Joseph M. Lunns (right), Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands, and Stanley Woodward (left), former Chief of Protocol of the White House. The location, date, and event are unknown. From: Peter J. Rossi, Publicity Department, the French Line.

President Truman today accepted the resignation of Under Secretary of State Dean Acheson, effective the end of June. Mr. Acheson is shown here as he posed for photographs today. From: Beth Gore

The Senate Foreign Relations Committee broke up in apparent disagreement today after hearing the views of Spruille Braden, newly nominated Assistant Secretary of State for Latin American Affairs, on the South American situation. Chairman Connally would make no comment on the meeting or on the fate of Braden's nomination. Braden, left, is shown with Acting Secretary of State Dean Acheson just before the meeting got underway. From: Beth Gore.

Latest informal photo of the new Under Secretary of State, Dean Acheson, made in his office this morning. From: Beth Gore

During her European tour, Margaret Truman visited Berlin, Germany, where she was received by Mayor Dr. Walther Schreiber and the Protocol Chief, Dr. Busse, at the Schoeneberg Townhall. Dr. Schreiber handed her a porcelain model of the Freedom Bell. She also signed the Golden Guestbook of the city Berlin. Left to right are: Professor Eich, Dr. Busse, Miss Truman, and Dr. Schreiber. (See 78-371.) From: Willard B. Snyder, Honorarkonsul der Bundesrepublik Deutschland.

Portrait of Carlos Roberto de Aguiar Morreira of Brazil.