Stuart Nash Scott

For the sportscaster, see Stuart Scott. For the aviator, see Blanche Stuart Scott.

Stuart Nash Scott (December 6, 1906 – February 26, 1992)^[1] was an American lawyer and diplomat. He briefly served as United States Ambassador to Portugal.^[2]

Biography

Scott was born in Madison, Wisconsin.^[3] He was a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. He served as United States Ambassador to Portugal from 1973 to 1974, when he was dismissed by Henry Kissinger because he did not share Kissinger's opinion that a communist takeover was imminent.^[4]^[5] He died of a stroke at his home in New York in 1992.^[2]

He graduated from Yale University (BA) and Harvard Law School (JD).

^ Bruce Lambert (2 March 1992). "Stuart Nash Scott, Is Dead at 85; Studied New York City's Finances". The New York Times. p. B 12. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Mr. Stuart N. Scott, Financial Adviser". The Atlanta Constitution. March 3, 1992. p. 36. Retrieved May 24, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Scott, S to T".
^ "Phobia Creates Some Problems for Envoys". The Neosho Daily News. April 11, 1975. p. 4. Retrieved May 25, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Ambassador Replaced". Press and Sub-Bulletin. November 6, 1974. p. 2. Retrieved May 25, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.

Diplomatic posts
Preceded by Ridgway B. Knight	United States Ambassador to Portugal 1973–1975	Succeeded by Frank C. Carlucci

v t e United States ambassadors to Portugal
Minister Plenipotentiary	Humphreys (Minister Resident) Smith Sumter Graham Dearborn (Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary)
Chargé d'Affaires	Brent Kavanagh Barrow Rencher Hopkins Clay Haddock O'Sullivan
Minister Resident	O'Sullivan G. Morgan Harvey Shellabarger C. Lewis Moran Moran (chargé d'affaires)
Minister Resident/Consul General	Francis Richmond E. Lewis Loring Batcheller Pierce
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary	Caruth Townsend Irwin Loomis Bryan Gage E. Morgan Woods Birch Dearing South Caldwell Pell Fish Norweb
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary	Norweb Baruch Wiley MacVeagh Cannon Guggenheim Bonbright Elbrick Anderson Bennett Knight Scott Carlucci Bloomfield Holmes Shakespeare Rowell Briggs Bagley McGowan Palmer Hoffman Stephenson Katz Sherman Glass Levine