William Royall Tyler was a United States diplomat. He served as the United States Ambassador to the Netherlands from 1965 to 1969.
Occupation
diplomat, ambassador
Position held
Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs
Citizenship
United States
Born
October 17, 1910, 1910
Died
November 16, 2003, 2003
Overview
William Royall Tyler (October 17, 1910 – November 16, 2003) was a United States diplomat.
Biography
William Royall Tyler was born in Paris in 1910. His father Royall Tyler (1884–1953) was an American and a descendant of Royall Tyler (1757–1826). His mother was an Italian, Countess Elisina de Castelvecchio. His mother was the great-great-granddaughter of Louis Bonaparte, descending from Louis Bonaparte's illegitimate son François de Castelvecchio (1826–1869). Tyler was educated at Balliol College, Oxford.
After college, Tyler spent five years working as an international banker in England and the United States. He then enrolled in Harvard University, receiving a Master of Fine Arts During World War II, Tyler worked in the United States Office of War Information, first in Algeria, and then as director of the Office of War Information in France.
