Eugene V. McAuliffe explained

Eugene Vincent McAuliffe (November 25, 1918 – February 9, 2000) was an American Career Foreign Service Officer who served as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Hungary (1975–1976).^[1] He also served as Deputy Defense Secretary for International Security Affairs (May 6, 1976 – April 1, 1977) and deputy head of the American NATO Mission.^[2]

McAuliffe was born in Boston, Massachusetts, on November 25, 1918.^[3] He served in the Army in World War II, then entered the Foreign Service.^[4] He died in Duxbury, Massachusetts, on February 9, 2000, at the age of 81.^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Eugene Vincent McAuliffe (1918–2000) . Office of the Historian . 7 February 2020.
2. Book: Borhi . László . Dealing with Dictators: The United States, Hungary, and East Central Europe . 27 June 2016 . 9780253019479 . 7 February 2020.
3. Book: Nomination of Eugene V. McAuliffe: Hearing Before the Committee on Armed Services, United States Senate, Ninety-fourth Congress, Second Session, on Nomination of Eugene V. McAuliffe, of Massachusetts, to be Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs, Vice Robert Ellsworth, Elevated, April 29, 1976 . 1976 . U.S. Government Printing Office . 2 . 23 September 2022.
4. Web site: AMBASSADOR ROBERT M. BEECROFT . The Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training Foreign Affairs Oral History Project . 7 February 2020.
5. News: Eugene V. McAuliffe obituary . 23 September 2022 . Chicago Tribune . 11 February 2000 . 216.