David K E Bruce

Leadership & Staff

Letitia Baldrige Jacqueline Kennedy's Social Secretary; became etiquette expert

• social secretary (past)

Positions

American Red Cross

• Chief Representative in Great Britain ('40→'41)

Government Positions

US Department of State Federal executive department responsible for carrying out U.S. foreign policy and international relations

• Under Secretary of State

Embassy of the United States: London, UK

• Ambassador ('61→'69)

United States Mission to the European Union Rep of the USA to the European Union,

• Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary ('53→'56)

US Department of Commerce

• Assistant Secretary ('47→'48)

Office of Strategic Services 1942 13 June President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs a military order establishing the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) and naming William J. Donovan as its Director.

• Director of the European Theater of Operations ('41→'45)

Memberships

The Georgetown set DC power social group

• Member (past)

Pilgrims of the United States Fosters Anglo-American relationships through cooperation of top banking and manufacturing institutions

• Member (past)

Family

David Bruce Son of David K E Bruce US Ambassador to England, France, Germany

• son

Evangeline Bell

• wife

Ailsa Mellon Richest woman in America

• wife ('26→'45)

Schools

Princeton University Ivy League University in Princeton, New Jersey

• Undergraduate

Social

William J. Donovan The father of U.S. intelligence, was head of the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) in World War II

• squash partner (past)