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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
inclusive:  1920-1941
Language
German
English
Genre/Form
Passport.
Affidavit of support.
Birth certificates.
Extent
1 folder
Credit Line
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of George Landau.

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
No restrictions on access. Any previous restrictions on this collection have expired as of 2020.
Conditions on Use
No restrictions on use. Any previous restrictions on this collection have expired as of 2020.
 
Record last modified: 2020-04-06 13:46:52
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