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William Averell Harriman (New York, 15 dicembre 1891 – Yorktown Heights, 26 luglio 1986) è stato un imprenditore, diplomatico e politico statunitense. Figlio di E. H. Harriman, proprietario della Union Pacific Railroad, una delle principali compagnie ferroviarie del mondo tra la fine del XIX e l'inizio del XX secolo, alla morte ...
William Averell Harriman (November 15, 1891 – July 26, 1986), better known as Averell Harriman, was an American politician, businessman, and diplomat.
22 lug 2024 · W. Averell Harriman (born November 15, 1891, New York City, New York, U.S.—died July 26, 1986, Yorktown Heights) was a statesman who was a leading U.S. diplomat in relations with the Soviet Union during World War II and the subsequent Cold War. He also served as the governor of New York (1954–58).
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
W. Averell Harriman was one of the more prominent public figures of the 20th Century, holding major positions in diplomacy, government, and business. Harriman served as Ambassador to the Soviet Union in 1943, and later to Ambassador to the United Kingdom in 1946.
Harriman, a brilliant shot maker, patient beyond endurance (the rare quality among croqueteers), approached the croquet opponent as he must have approached Stalin; cautiously, circuitously, searchingly; probing for the first sign of weakness to allow him to take the offensive and then weaving on into a cunning defense, wicket after wicket.
When he died in '99 he could boast that he ownerilled 60,000 miles of railroad lines. He left behind also a son and heir, and eight-year-old Averell Harriman. And what could you expect of him?
Averell Harriman presented the Harriman Cup to Dick Durrance in 1937 and again in 1940. The Dartmouth skier and Olympian retired it after winning it three times. W. Averell Harriman was elected to the U.S. National Ski Hall of Fame in 1969.
