# Myron M. Cowen

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American diplomat and lawyer (1898–1965)

Myron M. Cowen 4th United States Ambassador to Australia In office 1948–1949 Preceded by Robert Butler Succeeded by Pete Jarman Personal details Born January 25, 1898 Logan, Iowa Died November 1, 1965(1965-11-01) (aged 67) Washington, DC Parent(s) Aaron Harry Dora T. Blala Education Wofford College Drake University

Myron Cowen (standing, right), with US President [Harry S. Truman](/source/Harry_S._Truman) (seated, left), Philippine President [Elpidio Quirino](/source/Elpidio_Quirino) (seated, right), and Philippine Ambassador to the US [Joaquín Miguel Elizalde](/source/Joaqu%C3%ADn_Miguel_Elizalde) (standing, left)

**Myron Melvin Cowen** (January 25, 1898 – November 1, 1965) was an American lawyer and diplomat, who served as US Ambassador to [Australia](/source/Australia), [Belgium](/source/Belgium) and [Philippines](/source/Philippines).[1]

## Biography

Cowen was born in Logan, Iowa. His father was Aaron Harry and mother was Dora T. Blala Cowen. Cowen studied in Wofford College of Spartanburg, S.C. from 1914–1915 and graduated from Drake University of [Des Moines](/source/Des_Moines) in 1918.[2] From 1919 to 1926, he practiced law in Des Moines. From 1926 to 1933, he was the commissioner for the US court of Appeals in Washington D.C., where he continued his legal practice from 1935 to 1948. He was appointed [US Ambassador to Australia](/source/US_Ambassador_to_Australia) from 1948 to 1949 and afterwards served as US ambassador to Philippines from 1949 to 1952. He expected a less corrupt and capable government for Philippine and suggested a covert action to oust then Philippine president, [Elpidio Quirino](/source/Elpidio_Quirino). From 1952 to 1953, he was US ambassador to Belgium. Until his death in Washington, D.C., he practiced law.[3]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [Truman Library - Myron M. Cowen Papers](http://www.trumanlibrary.org/hstpaper/cowen.htm)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** *World Biography*. Institute for Research in Biography. 1954. p. 235.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Shavit, David (1990). *The United States in Asia: A Historical Dictionary*. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 112. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9780313267888](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780313267888).

Diplomatic posts Preceded by Robert Butler United States Ambassador to Australia 1948–1949 Succeeded by Pete Jarman Preceded by Emmet O'Neal United States Ambassador to the Philippines 1949–1951 Succeeded by Raymond A. Spruance Preceded by Robert Daniel Murphy United States Ambassador to Belgium 1952–1953 Succeeded by Frederick M. Alger Jr.

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