Orsen N. Nielsen

Orsen N. Nielsen was a United States diplomat.

Biography

Nielsen was born Orsen Norman Nielsen on September 22, 1892 to Eigil and Hilda J Nielsen in Beloit, Wisconsin. He was of Danish descent.^[1]

Career

Nielsen served as US Vice Consul in Moscow in 1918 and in Stockholm from 1918 to 1921. He served as US Consul in Berlin from 1921 to 1924; Dublin from 1924 to 1926; and Tehran from 1927 to 1929. Later he was US Consul General in Munich, where he reported on the actions of Germany from 1933 until 1941.^[2] He held the same position in Sydney.

References

^ Kestenbaum, Lawrence. "Index to Politicians: Nicholson-brown to Nile". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved September 10, 2012.
^ "Observing A Dictatorship: American Consular Reporting on Germany, 1933–1941" (PDF). Ghi-dc.org. Retrieved October 23, 2013.

[1] Kestenbaum, Lawrence. "Index to Politicians: Nicholson-brown to Nile". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved September 10, 2012.

[2] "Observing A Dictatorship: American Consular Reporting on Germany, 1933–1941" (PDF). Ghi-dc.org. Retrieved October 23, 2013.

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