George Crews McGhee (Rhodes 1934)
Diplomat. University of Oklahoma. Sigma Alpha Epsilon. Rhodes Scholar, University of Oxford. Council on Foreign Relations. Bilderberg.
He served on numerous advisory boards, and held seats on the corporate boards of such companies as Mobil Oil, Proctor & Gamble, and Trans World Airlines (TWA).[4]
2001 - Published, I Did It This Way.[5]
1990 - Published, The Dance of the Billions: A Novel About Texas, Houston, and Oil.[5]
1969, McGhee retired to Farmer’s Delight Plantation officially and [5]…remained active professionally and politically. He served on numerous advisory boards, and held seats on the corporate boards of such companies as Mobil Oil, Proctor & Gamble, and Trans World Airlines (TWA).[5]
1963 to 1968 - U.S. Ambassador to West Germany to Dean Rusk (Rhodes 1931) by President John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson. He was present for President Kennedy’s famed “Ich bin ein Berliner” speech, and advocated the American cause in a country torn apart by the Cold War.[5]
4 Dec 1961 to 27 Mar 1963 - 3rd Under U.S. Secretary of State for Political Affairs to Dean Rusk (Rhodes 1931) by President John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson.
Preceded by Livingston T. Merchant. Succeeded by W. Averell Harriman (S&B 1913)
16 Feb 1961 to 3 Dec 1961 - 13th Counselor of the United States Department of State to Dean Rusk (Rhodes 1931) by President John F. Kennedy
Preceded by Theodore Achilles (CFR, Bliderberg, Eastman Kodak Co.). Succeeded by Walt Whitman Rostow (Rhodes 1936. Brother on Lend-Lease.)
McGhee returned to his duties in the State Department, continuing the work which would ultimately earn him the nickname “Mr. U.S.” and establishing a reputation as a bulwark against communism in the early stages of the Cold War. He traveled extensively in his capacity as Undersecretary for Political Affairs, most particularly to the Congo and the Dominican Republic.[5]
1952 to 1953 - U.S. Ambassador to Turkey, Secretary of State, Dean Acheson (S&K 1915) by Harry S. Truman (Freemason). Assisting its entry into NATO membership.[5]
28 Jun 1949 to 19 Dec 1951 - 1st Assistant U.S. Secretary of State for Near Eastern, South Asian, and African Affairs to Secretary of State Dean Acheson (S&K 1915) by President Harry S. Truman (Freemason)
1946 - McGhee joined the State Department and quickly rose within the ranks. He traveled extensively in Africa and the Middle East to promote industrialization, disburse aid, and negotiate military and petroleum agreements. [5]
McGhee returned to civilian life at the war’s end, but was enticed to enter the political sphere by William L. Clayton, a fellow Texan and then an undersecretary of state.
Preceded by Theodore Achilles (CFR, Bilderberg). Succeeded by **Walt Whitman Rostow (Rhodes 1936).
WW2 - Staff member in the Office of Production Management and on the War Production Board[4]. Comissioned into the U.S. Navy, McGhee served as a naval air intelligence officer on the staff of Army Air Force General Curtis E. LeMay, for which he was awarded the Legion of Merit.[3]
Returning stateside, McGhee worked for the eminent oil geologist Everette Lee DeGolyer, scouting and acquiring promising oil fields. The relationship proved to be an everlasting one, as McGhee married DeGolyer’s daughter Cecilia, whom he described as “the most beautiful and richest girl in Texas.” McGhee became an independent explorer in 1940, and shortly thereafter discovered a lucrative field in Lake Charles, Louisiana. The success of the McGhee Production Company would sustain him financially for the rest of his life.[4]
1934 - Rhodes Scholar, Queens College, University of Oxford.[1]
Died 4 Jul 2005, from pneumonia Known. Age 93.
[2] - FYI - Wiki - George Crews McGhee (Rhodes 1934)
[3] - Farmersdelight.org - George Crews McGhee (Rhodes 1934)
[4] - Council on Foreign Relations
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