John Chambers Hughes

For other people with this name, see John Hughes.

For other people with the same name, see John C. Hughes.

John Chambers Hughes (1891–1971), was an American diplomat and the United States Permanent Representative to NATO from 12 June 1953 until 20 April 1955.^[1] A graduate of Princeton University, he was a close friend of CIA Director Allen Dulles. Hughes, a Wall Street financier, was the head of the New York bureau of the Office of Strategic Services during World War II.^[2]

John Chambers Hughes
2nd United States Ambassador to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
In office June 12, 1953 – April 20, 1955
Preceded by	William Henry Draper Jr.
Succeeded by	George Walbridge Perkins Jr.
Personal details
Born	1891
Died	1971 (aged 79–80)
Education	Princeton University

Notes

1. NNBD US Ambassadors to NATO retrieved on April 5, 2007
2. Petersen, Neal H. (November 2010). From Hitler's Doorstep: The Wartime Intelligence Reports of Allen Dulles, 1942-1945. ISBN 978-0271044477.

Diplomatic posts
Preceded by William Henry Draper Jr.	U.S. Ambassador to NATO 12 June 1953 until 20 April 1955	Succeeded by George W. Perkins