George Venable Allen (1903-1970)
Foreign Service officer
States of Residence: Maryland, North Carolina
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Iran)
Appointed: April 23, 1946
Presentation of Credentials: May 11, 1946
Termination of Mission: Left post February 17, 1948
- Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs
Appointed: February 26, 1948
Entry on Duty: March 31, 1948
Termination of Appointment: November 28, 1949
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Yugoslavia)
Appointed: October 27, 1949
Presentation of Credentials: January 25, 1950
Termination of Mission: Left post March 11, 1953
- Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned after confirmation on
Feb 2, 1950. Commissioned to Yugoslavia.
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (India)
Appointed: March 11, 1953
Presentation of Credentials: May 4, 1953
Termination of Mission: Left post November 30, 1954
- Also accredited to Nepal; resident at new Delhi.
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Nepal)
Appointed: March 11, 1953
Presentation of Credentials: July 5, 1953
Termination of Mission: Left New Delhi November 30, 1954
- Also accredited to India; resident at New Delhi.
- Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs
Appointed: January 24, 1955
Entry on Duty: January 26, 1955
Termination of Appointment: August 27, 1956
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Greece)
Appointed: July 26, 1956
Presentation of Credentials: October 12, 1956
Termination of Mission: Left post November 13, 1957
- Director of the U.S. Information Agency
Appointed: November 15, 1957
Entry on Duty: November 15, 1957
Termination of Appointment: December 1, 1960
- Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned after confirmation on
Jan 27, 1958.
- Career Ambassador
Appointed: June 24, 1960
- Director of the Foreign Service Institute
Appointed: March 1, 1966
Termination of Appointment: November 30, 1968