Harriman, W. Averell (William Averell), 1891-1986

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.

William C. Foster (right) taking the oath of office as new Under Secretary of Commerce. The oath was administered by Secretary of Commerce W. Averell Harriman. From: Beth Gore

Photo of ECA Roving Ambassador W. Averell Harriman, right, and Henry F. Grady, American Ambassador to Greece, taken at the Arms and Program Hearing before the House Foreign Affairs Committee. From: Beth Gore

President Harry S. Truman speaks at the Columbus Citizens Committee Dinner in New York. Left to right are New York Senator Herbert Lehman; Fortune Pope, Chairman of the Columbus Citizens Committee; and President Harry S. Truman. Mutual Security Administrator Averell Harriman is at far right. Donor: Hennepin County Historical Society

Secretary of State James F. Byrnes (right) welcomes newly-appointed U. S. Secretary of Commerce W. Averell Harriman to Paris on September 26. Harriman went to Paris from London where he previously acted as U. S. Ambassador to Great Britain. From: Beth Gore

David K.E. Bruce, left, is shown being sworn in today as Assistant Secretary of Commerce by Secretary of Commerce W. Averill Harriman. From: Beth Gore

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.)

Averell Harriman (right) exiting a car with Tom Evans. They are at the Muehlebach Hotel in Kansas City, Missouri and will be attending a Democratic dinner.