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"Getting Things Done": Ambassador Jefferson Caffery's Life as a United States Diplomat Main MenuAmbassador Caffery's JourneyFollow the tour or zoom into locations on your own. All points are either specific to the document or the American Embassy of Caffery's current position.Timeline of AppointmentsAll locations in StoryMap labelled in Blue. Click a location and scroll to see the related documents.Collection of DocumentsAll images from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette Archives, Jefferson Caffery CollectionContactMarjory Case5ff0cb95e4cbe463be86971cd02e5407761b561cMaggy Case
Cairo, Egypt: 1949-1955
12017-11-29T10:25:49-08:00Marjory Case5ff0cb95e4cbe463be86971cd02e5407761b561c246794structured_gallery2017-11-30T16:22:45-08:00Marjory Case5ff0cb95e4cbe463be86971cd02e5407761b561cWhile in Egypt, Caffery helped negotiate the British withdrawal from the Suez Canal. In 1952, Colonel Gamal Abdel Nasser staged a coup and overthrew King Farouk. Caffery's neutrality through the transition impressed Colonel Nasser, and he awarded Caffery with the Cordon of the Republic in 1955.
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12017-11-30T09:12:47-08:00Marjory Case5ff0cb95e4cbe463be86971cd02e5407761b561cThe Diplomatist21949, Vol. 3, No. 12: Reports of Diplomatic Events in Words and Pictures from all the Capitals of the Worldmedia/cairo1.jpgplain2017-11-30T17:42:13-08:00Marjory Case5ff0cb95e4cbe463be86971cd02e5407761b561c
12017-11-30T09:25:06-08:00Marjory Case5ff0cb95e4cbe463be86971cd02e5407761b561cIdentification Card: United States Cairo Conference3March 7-11, 1950: American Embassy, Cairo, Egyptmedia/Cairo6.jpgplain2017-11-30T17:44:22-08:00Marjory Case5ff0cb95e4cbe463be86971cd02e5407761b561c
12017-11-30T09:30:05-08:00Marjory Case5ff0cb95e4cbe463be86971cd02e5407761b561cThe Illustrated London News25/23/1954: Mr. Dulles in Egypt: General Neguib, Egyptian Premier, Leading the U.S. Secretary of State Up the Staircase at the Pyramids Rest House, Followed by Mr. Stassen and Mr. Caffery, U.S. Ambassador in Cairo. And Pictures of the Suez Canal.media/Screen Shot 2017-11-30 at 11.29.30 AM.jpgplain2017-11-30T17:44:49-08:00Marjory Case5ff0cb95e4cbe463be86971cd02e5407761b561c
12017-11-30T09:16:01-08:00Marjory Case5ff0cb95e4cbe463be86971cd02e5407761b561cThe Ave Maria22/27/1954: "Our Ambassador in Awakening Egypt," "He is a career man with a profound sense of duty to his country and one of the most efficient administrators in the diplomatic services."media/cairo3.jpgplain2017-11-30T17:46:13-08:00Marjory Case5ff0cb95e4cbe463be86971cd02e5407761b561c
12017-11-30T09:13:53-08:00Marjory Case5ff0cb95e4cbe463be86971cd02e5407761b561cEgypt French Magazine21954: "Says Jefferson Caffery"media/cairo2.jpgplain2017-11-30T17:46:51-08:00Marjory Case5ff0cb95e4cbe463be86971cd02e5407761b561c
12017-11-30T09:17:15-08:00Marjory Case5ff0cb95e4cbe463be86971cd02e5407761b561cEgypt French Magazine311/1954: "The U.S. Ambassador Visits the Pharaoh Snefru"media/Cairo4.jpgplain2017-11-30T17:47:52-08:00Marjory Case5ff0cb95e4cbe463be86971cd02e5407761b561c
12017-11-30T09:31:36-08:00Marjory Case5ff0cb95e4cbe463be86971cd02e5407761b561cResignation21953/1955: Caffery's official resignation from diplomatic service, and an article discussing his departure from Cairo.media/Resignation.jpgplain2017-11-30T17:48:30-08:00Marjory Case5ff0cb95e4cbe463be86971cd02e5407761b561c
