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Ambassador George Landau collection

Document | Accession Number: 2014.90.1

Consists of one Austrian passport, issued in 1936 to Georg (now George) Walter Landau, which includes stamps, visas and an affidavit in lieu of a passport, relating to his 1938 emigration to Colombia and 1941 emigration to the United States; one photocopy of his 1920 birth certificate; and a 1938 Heimatschein.

Date
1920-1941  (inclusive)
Language
German
English
Extent
1 passport.
1 photocopy.
1 document.
Extent
1 folder
Credit Line
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of George Landau.
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About This Document

Document Creator
George W. Landau
Biography
George Landau was born in Vienna, Austria in 1920, and following his family's immigration to the United States, he became a naturalized citizen in 1943. He served in the U.S. Army in military intelligence during World War II, and following the war, worked for several companies in Latin America. He joined the Department of State as a foreign service officer in 1957, and eventually was appointed U.S. Ambassador to Paraguay (1972-1977), Chile (1977-1982) and Venezuela (1982-1985).

Keywords and Subjects

Administrative History

Legal Status
Permanent Collection
Provenance
Ambassador George W. Landau donated this collection to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2013.

Rights and Restrictions

Conditions on Access
Restrictions on access. Collection is restricted from access until 2020 to all researchers save for the donor's sons, Christopher and Robert.
Conditions on Use
Restrictions on use. Collection is restricted from access until 2020 to all researchers save for the donor's sons, Christopher and Robert.
 
Record last modified: 2017-06-05 15:18:41
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