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Spruille Braden (March 13, 1894 – January 10, 1978) was an American diplomat, businessman, lobbyist, and member of the Council on Foreign Relations. He served as the ambassador of various Latin American countries, and as Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs. He is notable for his interventionist activities. His lobbying in Argentina against Juan Perón in 1946 ironically probably helped Perón win the presidency. More dramatically, Braden conceived what became the 1954 military coup in Guatemala.
Spruille Braden in "Cayos in the Stream"[]
Spruille Braden was the U.S. ambassador to Cuba in 1942. Author Ernest Hemingway had Braden's ear. In June 1942, Hemingway was able to secure Braden's support for Hemingway's scheme to patrol the Caribbean for German U-boats in his fishing boat, the Pilar. To this end, Braden provided Hemingway with necessary equipment, and eventually Hemingway did find and sink a U-boat.
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Braden isn't named, but there's no reason to think someone else was Ambassador.
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| Preceded by Nelson Rockefeller |
Assistant Secretary of State for American Republic Affairs October 29, 1945 – June 27, 1947 |
Succeeded by Edward G. Miller, Jr. |
| Preceded by William Dawson |
United States Ambassador to Colombia 1939 – 1942 |
Succeeded by Arthur Bliss Lane |
| Preceded by George S. Messersmith |
United States Ambassador to Cuba 1942 – 1945 |
Succeeded by R. Henry Norweb |
| Preceded by Norman Armour |
United States Ambassador to Argentina 1945 |
Succeeded by George S. Messersmith |
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