Wymberley deRenne Coerr
United States Ambassador to Ecuador
In office
March 24, 1965 – October 7, 1967
PresidentLyndon B. Johnson
Preceded byMaurice M. Bernbaum
Succeeded byEdson O. Sessions
United States Ambassador to Uruguay
In office
July 27, 1962 – January 22, 1965
PresidentJohn F. Kennedy
Preceded byEdward J. Sparks
Succeeded byHenry A. Hoyt
Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs (acting)
In office
April 20, 1961 – July 17, 1961
PresidentJohn F. Kennedy
Preceded byThomas C. Mann
Succeeded byRobert F. Woodward
Personal details
DiedOctober 5, 1996
Ajijic, Mexico
Spouse(s)Eleanor Coerr
(m. 1965–1996)

Wymberley deRenne Coerr (died October 5, 1996) was an American politician and diplomat. He served as acting Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs in 1961, between the terms of Thomas C. Mann and Robert F. Woodward. He also served as Ambassador to Uruguay from 1962 to 1965 and Ambassador to Ecuador until 1967.[1][2]

Coerr, an alumnus of Yale University and the Naval War College, died at a clinic in Ajijic, Mexico due to complications from Parkinson's Disease.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 WYMBERLEY D. COERR DIES
  2. ↑ Pace, Eric (October 23, 1996). "Wymberly deR. Coerr, 83, Ex-U.S. Envoy to Uruguay and Ecuador" – via NYTimes.com.


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