Willard L. Beaulac

Willard Leon Beaulac (July 25, 1899 – August 25, 1990) was a United States diplomat. He served as U.S. Ambassador to Paraguay, Colombia, Cuba, Chile and Argentina.[1]

Willard Leon Beaulac
Willard Leon Beaulac in Bogota Colombia c. 1949
United States Ambassador to Paraguay
In office
1944–1947
PresidentFranklin D. Roosevelt
Preceded byWesley Frost
Succeeded byFletcher Warren
United States Ambassador to Colombia
In office
1947–1951
PresidentHarry S. Truman
Preceded byJohn C. Wiley
Succeeded byCapus M. Waynick
United States Ambassador to Cuba
In office
1951–1953
PresidentHarry S. Truman
Preceded byRobert Butler
Succeeded byArthur Gardner
United States Ambassador to Chile
In office
1953–1956
PresidentDwight D. Eisenhower
Preceded byClaude G. Bowers
Succeeded byCecil B. Lyon
United States Ambassador to Argentina
In office
1956–1960
PresidentDwight D. Eisenhower
Preceded byAlbert F. Nufer
Succeeded byRoy Richard Rubottom, Jr.
Personal details
Born(1899-07-25)July 25, 1899
Pawtucket, Rhode Island
DiedAugust 25, 1990(1990-08-25) (aged 91)
Washington, District of Columbia
Resting placeSofa
NationalityUnited States of America
Spouse(s)Catherine Hazel Arrott Greene
Childrenthree daughters, one son
ParentsSylvester Clinton Beaulac
Lena Eleanor Jarvis
EducationBrown University (1918)
Georgetown University (1921)
OccupationDiplomat

Biography

Willard L. Beaulac was born on July 25, 1899 in Pawtucket, Rhode Island to Sylvester Clinton Beaulac and Lena Eleanor Jarvis. He attended Brown University before joining the United States Navy in 1918. After his honorable discharge in 1919, he attended the School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University and graduated in 1921.[1]

He joined the United States Foreign Service in 1921. He received his first ambassadorial appointment to Paraguay in 1944. in 1947 he was named United States Ambassador to Colombia. He married Catherine Hazel Arrott Greene on February 25, 1935.[1]

From 1951 to 1953 he was United States Ambassador to Cuba. In 1953 he succeeded Claude G. Bowers as United States Ambassador to Chile. From 1956 to 1960 he was United States Ambassador to Argentina. Before retiring around 1962 he was the deputy commandant for foreign affairs of the National War College.[1]

He died of Alzheimer's disease on August 25, 1990 in Washington, DC.[1]

Positions
  • US Ambassador to Argentina (1956–60)
  • US Ambassador to Chile (1953–56)
  • US Ambassador to Cuba (1951–53)
  • US Ambassador to Colombia (1947–51)
  • US Ambassador to Paraguay (1944–47)
  • US State Department Consul General, Madrid (1941–44)
  • US State Department Counsellor, Havana (1940–41)
  • US State Department Assistant Chief, Division of American Republics (1937–40)
  • US State Department Assistant Chief, Division of Latin American Affairs (1934–37)
  • US State Department Second Secretary, San Salvador, El Salvador (1933)
  • US State Department Second Secretary, Managua, Nicaragua (1928–33)
  • US State Department Third Secretary, Port-au-Prince, Haiti (1927–28)
  • US State Department Consul, Arica, Chile (1925–27)
  • US State Department Vice Consul, Puerto Castilla, Honduras (1923–25)
  • US State Department Vice Consul, Tampico, Mexico (1921–23)

Professor

Works
  • Career Ambassador, Macmillan, 1951, (memoir)
  • Career Diplomat: A Career in the Foreign Service of the United States (1966)
  • A Diplomat Looks at Aid to Latin America, Southern Illinois University Press, 1970
  • The Fractured Continent. Hoover Press. 1980. ISBN 9780817972516.
  • Franco: Silent Ally in World War II, Southern Illinois University Press, 1986, ISBN 9780809312542

References
  1. Joan Cook (August 28, 1990). "Willard Beaulac, 91, Ambassador To Five Latin American Nations". New York Times. Willard L. Beaulac, a Foreign Service career officer who served as United States ambassador to five Latin American countries in the 1940s and 1950s, died Saturday at his home in Washington. He was 91 years old. Mr. Beaulac died of Alzheimer's disease, his wife, Catherine, said. ...
Beaulac in Havana.
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by
Wesley Frost		 United States Ambassador to Paraguay
1944–1947		 Succeeded by
Fletcher Warren
Preceded by
John C. Wiley		 United States Ambassador to Colombia
1947–1951		 Succeeded by
Capus M. Waynick
Preceded by
Robert Butler		 United States Ambassador to Cuba
1951–1953		 Succeeded by
Arthur Gardner
Preceded by
Claude G. Bowers		 United States Ambassador to Chile
1953–1956		 Succeeded by
Cecil B. Lyon
Preceded by
Albert F. Nufer		 United States Ambassador to Argentina
1956–1960		 Succeeded by
Roy Richard Rubottom, Jr.
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