Paul H. Alling

Paul Humiston Alling (July 15, 1896 – January 18, 1949) was an American diplomat.

Early life

Alling was born in Hamden, Connecticut and attended Trinity College before earning a master's degree from the University of Pennsylvania. He served in the United States Army from 1917 to 1919, then returned home to work for the National City Bank of New York and the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia.^[1]

Alling joined the Foreign Service in 1924, and was posted to Beirut, Aleppo, and Damascus.^[1] He was nominated as the Consul General of the U.S. Legation at Tangier, Morocco on June 4, 1945.^[2] Alling was named the first United States Ambassador to Pakistan in September 1947,^[3] and presented his credentials the following February.^[4] He died at the Naval Medical Center Bethesda on January 18, 1949.^[1]

^ ^a ^b ^c "Paul Alling dead, envoy to Pakistan". New York Times. January 19, 1949. Retrieved August 20, 2015.
^ "Alling Named Envoy to Tangier". New York Times. June 5, 1945. Retrieved August 20, 2015.
^ "Paul Alling named evoy to Pakistan". New York Times. Associated Press. September 22, 1947. Retrieved August 20, 2015.
^ "Jinnah Greets First U. S. Envoy". New York Times. Associated Press. February 26, 1948. Retrieved August 20, 2015.

Diplomatic posts
Preceded by post created	United States Ambassador to Pakistan 1947–1948	Succeeded by H. Merle Cochran