Researcher's Note: The year of birth on his stone is incorrect. Per the Social Security Death Index his date of birth was January 4, 1914. His World War II Civilian Draft Registration card also lists his date of birth as January 4, 1914 at Grand Saline, Texas.
He was the son of Wiley Thomas Buchanan and Lilla Youngblood Buchanan.
On April 12, 1940 as Wiley Thomas Buchanan Jr., he married Ruth Elizabeth Hale at Midland, Michigan.
On the south side of the Ellipse, just inside the main gate of the cemetery is the original bell from the tower. Listed on the bronze plate of donors that purchased a replacement is Mr. Buchanan.
Wiley T. Buchanan Jr. was a former United States Chief of Protocol and United States Ambassador to Austria and Luxembourg. Mr. Buchanan began his government career with a World War II agency known as the War Production Board. In the 1950s, he was an official with the National Production Authority. He was appointed Minister to Luxembourg in 1953 and two years later was promoted to Ambassador. In 1957, he became Protocol Chief, a position he held until 1961. He served as Ambassador to Austria from 1975 to 1977. He was the author of Red Carpet at the White House, published in 1964, which discussed his work as head of protocol. After high school, he attended Southern Methodist University in Texas and George Washington University in Washington, D.C. In the District, he held memberships with various civic organizations including the L'Enfant Plaza Corporation where he served on the board of directors, the Federal City Council and the National Symphony where he was on the board of directors. He was a trustee at George Washington University and at Johns Hopkins University's School of Advanced International Studies. Other club memberships included the Metropolitan Club and Chevy Chase Club.
Sources: The Washington Post, New York Times and Baltimore Sun newspaper articles dated February 17, 1986 and February 18, 1986.
He was the son of Wiley Thomas Buchanan and Lilla Youngblood Buchanan.
On April 12, 1940 as Wiley Thomas Buchanan Jr., he married Ruth Elizabeth Hale at Midland, Michigan.
On the south side of the Ellipse, just inside the main gate of the cemetery is the original bell from the tower. Listed on the bronze plate of donors that purchased a replacement is Mr. Buchanan.
Wiley T. Buchanan Jr. was a former United States Chief of Protocol and United States Ambassador to Austria and Luxembourg. Mr. Buchanan began his government career with a World War II agency known as the War Production Board. In the 1950s, he was an official with the National Production Authority. He was appointed Minister to Luxembourg in 1953 and two years later was promoted to Ambassador. In 1957, he became Protocol Chief, a position he held until 1961. He served as Ambassador to Austria from 1975 to 1977. He was the author of Red Carpet at the White House, published in 1964, which discussed his work as head of protocol. After high school, he attended Southern Methodist University in Texas and George Washington University in Washington, D.C. In the District, he held memberships with various civic organizations including the L'Enfant Plaza Corporation where he served on the board of directors, the Federal City Council and the National Symphony where he was on the board of directors. He was a trustee at George Washington University and at Johns Hopkins University's School of Advanced International Studies. Other club memberships included the Metropolitan Club and Chevy Chase Club.
Sources: The Washington Post, New York Times and Baltimore Sun newspaper articles dated February 17, 1986 and February 18, 1986.
Researcher's Note: The year of birth on his stone is incorrect. Per the Social Security Death Index his date of birth was January 4, 1914. His World War II Civilian Draft Registration card also lists his date of birth as January 4, 1914 at Grand Saline, Texas.
He was the son of Wiley Thomas Buchanan and Lilla Youngblood Buchanan.
On April 12, 1940 as Wiley Thomas Buchanan Jr., he married Ruth Elizabeth Hale at Midland, Michigan.
On the south side of the Ellipse, just inside the main gate of the cemetery is the original bell from the tower. Listed on the bronze plate of donors that purchased a replacement is Mr. Buchanan.
Wiley T. Buchanan Jr. was a former United States Chief of Protocol and United States Ambassador to Austria and Luxembourg. Mr. Buchanan began his government career with a World War II agency known as the War Production Board. In the 1950s, he was an official with the National Production Authority. He was appointed Minister to Luxembourg in 1953 and two years later was promoted to Ambassador. In 1957, he became Protocol Chief, a position he held until 1961. He served as Ambassador to Austria from 1975 to 1977. He was the author of Red Carpet at the White House, published in 1964, which discussed his work as head of protocol. After high school, he attended Southern Methodist University in Texas and George Washington University in Washington, D.C. In the District, he held memberships with various civic organizations including the L'Enfant Plaza Corporation where he served on the board of directors, the Federal City Council and the National Symphony where he was on the board of directors. He was a trustee at George Washington University and at Johns Hopkins University's School of Advanced International Studies. Other club memberships included the Metropolitan Club and Chevy Chase Club.
Sources: The Washington Post, New York Times and Baltimore Sun newspaper articles dated February 17, 1986 and February 18, 1986.
He was the son of Wiley Thomas Buchanan and Lilla Youngblood Buchanan.
On April 12, 1940 as Wiley Thomas Buchanan Jr., he married Ruth Elizabeth Hale at Midland, Michigan.
On the south side of the Ellipse, just inside the main gate of the cemetery is the original bell from the tower. Listed on the bronze plate of donors that purchased a replacement is Mr. Buchanan.
Wiley T. Buchanan Jr. was a former United States Chief of Protocol and United States Ambassador to Austria and Luxembourg. Mr. Buchanan began his government career with a World War II agency known as the War Production Board. In the 1950s, he was an official with the National Production Authority. He was appointed Minister to Luxembourg in 1953 and two years later was promoted to Ambassador. In 1957, he became Protocol Chief, a position he held until 1961. He served as Ambassador to Austria from 1975 to 1977. He was the author of Red Carpet at the White House, published in 1964, which discussed his work as head of protocol. After high school, he attended Southern Methodist University in Texas and George Washington University in Washington, D.C. In the District, he held memberships with various civic organizations including the L'Enfant Plaza Corporation where he served on the board of directors, the Federal City Council and the National Symphony where he was on the board of directors. He was a trustee at George Washington University and at Johns Hopkins University's School of Advanced International Studies. Other club memberships included the Metropolitan Club and Chevy Chase Club.
Sources: The Washington Post, New York Times and Baltimore Sun newspaper articles dated February 17, 1986 and February 18, 1986.
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