Don Carroll Bliss Jr. (July 3, 1897 Northville, Michigan-1978 New York) was the American Ambassador to Ethiopia from 1957 until 1960.[1][2]

Biography

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Bliss graduated from Dartmouth College in 1918 and became a career foreign service officer after graduation. He served in the US Navy during World War II.[1] He married Gabriela De Cubas, a daughter of a Spanish diplomat, in 1946. Together they translated Cervantes: The Man and the Genius.[3]

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  1. 1 2 "Bliss, Don Carroll, 1897-1978". Dartmouth Library Archives & Manuscripts. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
  2. "Don Carroll Bliss (1897–1978)". Office of the Historian. US Department of State. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
  3. "Further Mention". Dartmouth Alumni Magazine. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
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