Ever since U.S. Ambassador to Formosa Everett F. Drumright resigned two months ago, the Administration has scouted for a successor. Finally, last weekend, it picked a man who appeared to have the right qualifications: former (1949-52) Ambassador to Moscow Alan G. Kirk, 73.
Philadelphian Kirk is a late but capable comer to the diplomatic service. Lured to the sea by boyhood canoeing on the Delaware River, he graduated from Annapolis in 1909, became a gunnery expert. By World War II, he had his rear admiral's flag, led invasion task forces at Sicily...
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