Tyler Thompson Explained

Office:	8th Director General of the Foreign Service
Term Start:	May 14, 1961
Term End:	February 15, 1964
Preceded:	Waldemar J. Gallman
Succeeded:	Joseph Palmer II
Birth Date:	1907
Death Date:	2002

Tyler Thompson (1907–2002) was an American Ambassador to Finland and Iceland.^[1] He also served as the Director General of the Foreign Service.^[2]

Tyler entered the Foreign Service in 1931 after graduating from Princeton University.

References

1. News: Tyler Thompson Is Chosen As Ambassador to Finland . 28 August 2022 . The New York Times . July 9, 1964.
2. Web site: Tyler Thompson (1907–2002) . Office of the Historian . Department of State . 28 August 2022.

External links

• Ambassador Tyler Thompson to Ivan White, 5 August 1960, top secret, excised copy