Murat W. Williams

Murat W. Williams
Ambassador Murat W. Williams with Mrs. Mariella Ruiz Quiros in the US embassy in El Salvador
US Ambassador to El Salvador
In office February 21, 1961 – July 4, 1964
President	John F. Kennedy
Preceded by	Thorsten V. Kalijarvi
Succeeded by	Raúl H. Castro

John F. Kennedy meeting with Ambassador Williams

Murat Willis Williams (1919 in Richmond, Virginia^[1] – March 31, 1994 in Charlottesville, Virginia) was an American Career Foreign Service officer who was Ambassador to El Salvador from 1961 to 1964.^[2]

A graduate of the University of Virginia and a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford for three years,^[1] Williams served as a lieutenant commander in the Navy during World War II before joining the Foreign Service. Williams died of a stroke in Charlottesville, Virginia at the age of 79.^[2]

References

1. "The Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training Foreign Affairs Oral History Project AMBASSADOR MURAT WILLIAMS" (PDF). Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training. 5 December 1990. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 July 2024. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
2. "Murat W. Williams; Ambassador, 79". The New York Times. April 3, 1994. Retrieved 19 January 2020.

External links

• Murat W. Williams Oral History Interview –JFK #1, 6/22/1970