Stuart Nash Scott

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Stuart Nash Scott (December 6, 1906 February 26, 1992) [1] was an American lawyer and diplomat. He briefly served as United States Ambassador to Portugal. [2]

Biography

Scott was born in Madison, Wisconsin. [3] He was a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. He served as United States Ambassador to Portugal from 1973 to 1974, when he was dismissed by Henry Kissinger because he did not share Kissinger's opinion that a communist takeover was imminent. [4] [5] He died of a stroke at his home in New York in 1992. [2]

He graduated from Yale University (BA) and Harvard Law School (JD).

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References

  1. Bruce Lambert (2 March 1992). "Stuart Nash Scott, Is Dead at 85; Studied New York City's Finances" . The New York Times . p. B 12. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
  2. 1 2 "Mr. Stuart N. Scott, Financial Adviser". The Atlanta Constitution. March 3, 1992. p. 36. Retrieved May 24, 2019 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  3. "The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Scott, S to T".
  4. "Phobia Creates Some Problems for Envoys". The Neosho Daily News. April 11, 1975. p. 4. Retrieved May 25, 2019 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  5. "Ambassador Replaced". Press and Sub-Bulletin. November 6, 1974. p. 2. Retrieved May 25, 2019 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by United States Ambassador to Portugal
1973–1975
Succeeded by