Tyler Thompson (September 21, 1907 – March 30, 2002) was an American Ambassador to Finland and Iceland.[1] He also served as the director general of the Foreign Service.[2]
Thompson was a native of Elmira, New York, where he was born on September 21, 1907.[3][1] He entered the Foreign Service in 1931 after graduating from Princeton University.[1] He served as the United States ambassador to Iceland January 27, 1960 through April 16, 1961; director general of the Foreign Service from May 14, 1961 through February 15, 1964; special assistant to the Deputy Under Secretary of State for Administration; then as ambassador to Finland July 31, 1964 until June 14, 1969.[2] During the Cold War, he opposed deploying U.S. nuclear weapons in Iceland.[4]
Thompson was married to Ruth Webb Hunt in 1931 and had two children.[3] He died in Hancock, Maine on March 30, 2002.[3]
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