Herschel Johnson
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Herschel Vespasian Johnson (1894 - 1966) was a U.S. diplomat from North Carolina
. He served as a U.S. foreign service officer from 1921-1953, whose career included posts in Europe
, Latin America
, and with the United Nations
.
He served as Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Sweden
between 12 December 1941 and 28 April 1946. Thereafter, he served as the acting U.S. ambassador to the United Nations
between 1946 and 1947. In 1948 appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Brazil
.
During his time in Sweden he made humanitarian efforts to save civilian lives and was in touch with Raoul Wallenberg
.
Herschel V. Johnson was a vocal proponent of the 1947 Palestine
Partition Plan. The outcome of the UN vote is attributed to his collaboration with Andrei A. Gromyko, otherwise Johnson's political opponent. They both stood together on this issue and urged the General Assembly
not to delay its decision but to vote for partition at once, opposing last-minute efforts of Arab
delegation
s to effect a compromise.
His documents from the WW II era.
North Carolina
North Carolina is a state located in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north. North Carolina contains 100 counties. Its capital is Raleigh, and its largest city is Charlotte...
. He served as a U.S. foreign service officer from 1921-1953, whose career included posts in Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
, Latin America
Latin America
Latin America is a region of the Americas where Romance languages – particularly Spanish and Portuguese, and variably French – are primarily spoken. Latin America has an area of approximately 21,069,500 km² , almost 3.9% of the Earth's surface or 14.1% of its land surface area...
, and with the United Nations
United Nations
The United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace...
.
He served as Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Sweden
United States Ambassador to Sweden
The United States Ambassador to Sweden serves as the chief representative of the United States Foreign Service to the Kingdom of Sweden, and 1814 to 1905, also to Norway, which was politically aligned with Sweden...
between 12 December 1941 and 28 April 1946. Thereafter, he served as the acting U.S. ambassador to the United Nations
United Nations
The United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace...
between 1946 and 1947. In 1948 appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
.
During his time in Sweden he made humanitarian efforts to save civilian lives and was in touch with Raoul Wallenberg
Raoul Wallenberg
Raoul Wallenberg was a Swedish businessman, diplomat and humanitarian. He is widely celebrated for his successful efforts to rescue thousands of Jews in Nazi-occupied Hungary from the Holocaust, during the later stages of World War II...
.
Herschel V. Johnson was a vocal proponent of the 1947 Palestine
Palestine
Palestine is a conventional name, among others, used to describe the geographic region between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River, and various adjoining lands....
Partition Plan. The outcome of the UN vote is attributed to his collaboration with Andrei A. Gromyko, otherwise Johnson's political opponent. They both stood together on this issue and urged the General Assembly
United Nations General Assembly
For two articles dealing with membership in the General Assembly, see:* General Assembly members* General Assembly observersThe United Nations General Assembly is one of the five principal organs of the United Nations and the only one in which all member nations have equal representation...
not to delay its decision but to vote for partition at once, opposing last-minute efforts of Arab
Arab
Arab people, also known as Arabs , are a panethnicity primarily living in the Arab world, which is located in Western Asia and North Africa. They are identified as such on one or more of genealogical, linguistic, or cultural grounds, with tribal affiliations, and intra-tribal relationships playing...
delegation
Delegation
Delegation is the assignment of authority and responsibility to another person to carry out specific activities. However the person who delegated the work remains accountable for the outcome of the delegated work. Delegation empowers a subordinate to make decisions, i.e...
s to effect a compromise.
His documents from the WW II era.