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Diplomat Brewster Links Mayflower Ancestry To Queen’s Court
Arthur L. Gavshon profiles Kingman Brewster, Yale alum and U.S. ambassador to Britain, noting his Mayflower ancestry and symbolic fit presenting credentials to Elizabeth II. The piece covers his views on English liberties, the English speaking world, Britain’s oil era, Northern Ireland, and his academic diplomacy approach.
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Arthur L. Gavshon
London (Ap
William Brewster
Plymouth
Mass
England
Kingman Brewster
United States
Yale University
Elizabeth II
Elizabeth I
Church of England
Holland
Brewster
William
Associated Press
Britain
Northern Ireland
Henry A. Kissinger
Cyrus R. Vance
Treasury