Adlai Stevenson

Biography

Adlai Ewing Stevenson II was an American politician and diplomat who served as the United States Ambassador to the United Nations from 1961 until his death in 1965. Prior to his tenure at the UN, he was the 31st governor of Illinois from 1949 to 1953 and ran for President twice, losing to Dwight D. Eisenhower in both 1952 and 1956. Stevenson's diplomatic career included serving on the committee that created the United Nations and was a member of the initial U.S. delegations to the organization. He died during a visit to London on July 14, 1965.