Averell Harriman
/ˌeɪvrɪl ˈhærɪmən/
/ˌeɪvrɪl ˈhærɪmən/
- (1891-1986) a US diplomat (= person who represents his or her country abroad). He was the US ambassador (= senior government representative) to the Soviet Union (1943-6) and to Britain (1946). He was also the US Secretary of Commerce (1946-8) and governor of New York (1955-8). Harriman helped to carry out the Marshall Plan (1949-50) and to establish the Nuclear Test-Ban Treaty (1963). He was the main US representative at the Vietnam peace talks in Paris in 1968. His wife was Pamela Harriman.
阿弗雷尔·哈里曼(Averell Harriman):(1891-1986)美国外交官。他是美国驻苏联(1943-6)和英国(1946)的大使。他还是美国商务部长(1946-8)和纽约州州长(1955-8)。哈里曼帮助执行了《马歇尔计划》(1949-50年)并建立了《核禁试条约》(1963年)。他是1968年在巴黎举行的越南和谈的主要美国代表。他的妻子是帕梅拉·哈里曼(Pamela Harriman)。