John J. McCloy

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John J. McCloy was a prominent American lawyer, banker, and statesman who served in key national security and foreign policy roles, including U.S. High Commissioner for Germany after World War II and president of the World Bank.

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instanceOf American lawyer
banker
diplomat
human
statesman
awardReceived Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
Presidential Medal of Freedom
conflict World War I
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1895-03-31
dateOfDeath 1989-03-11
educatedAt Amherst College
Harvard Law School
employer Cravath, Swaine & Moore
familyName McCloy
fieldOfWork foreign policy
international law
national security
fullName John Jay McCloy
linked to: John J. McCloy
givenName John
memberOf American Society of International Law
Council on Foreign Relations
Warren Commission
middleName Jay
militaryBranch United States Army
notableFor influence on U.S. national security policy in the mid-20th century
leadership in major financial and philanthropic institutions
notableWork oversight of German denazification and clemency decisions
post–World War II reconstruction policy in West Germany
shaping early Cold War U.S. foreign policy
occupation banker
diplomat
government official
lawyer
placeOfBirth Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
linked to: Philadelphia
placeOfDeath Stamford, Connecticut, United States
positionHeld Advisor to the U.S. Presidents on national security and foreign policy
Assistant Secretary of War of the United States
Chair of the Council on Foreign Relations
Chairman of the Chase Manhattan Bank
Chairman of the Ford Foundation
President of the World Bank
United States High Commissioner for Germany
sexOrGender male
spouse Ellen Zinsser McCloy
workLocation Bonn, West Germany
linked to: Bonn

New York City, New York, United States
linked to: New York City

Washington, D.C., United States
linked to: Washington, D.C.

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War Refugee Board boardMember John J. McCloy
Kai Bird notableWork The Chairman: John J. McCloy, The Making of the American Establishment
linked to: John J. McCloy
Warren Commission member John J. McCloy
John J. McCloy fullName John Jay McCloy
linked to: John J. McCloy
McCloy hasNotableBearer John J. McCloy
Ellen Zinsser McCloy spouse John J. McCloy
Ellen Zinsser McCloy relative John J. McCloy