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Wells Stabler (October 31, 1919 – November 13, 2009) was an American Career Foreign Service Officer who served as Chargé d'Affaires ad interim to Jordan (February 18, 1949 - February 1950) and Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Spain (1975-1978). It was during his tenure in Spain that Francisco Franco died and Spain transitioned to a constitutional democracy.

Stabler was born in Boston, Massachusetts, on October 31, 1919. After graduating from Harvard, he entered the State Department in the early 1940s. When the United States recognized Israel, Stabler became Vice Consul in Jerusalem. He died in Washington, D.C., on November 13, 2009, at the age of 90.

References

1. ^ Alandete, David (November 27, 2009). "Wells Stabler, ex embajador de EE UU en España". El País. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
2. "Wells Stabler (1919–2009)". Office of the Historian. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
3. ^ "Wells Stabler obituary". Legacy. Retrieved 23 September 2022.
4. "The Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training Foreign Affairs Oral History Project AMBASSADOR WELLS STABLER" (PDF). Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training. 28 February 1991. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 July 2024. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
5. Press Releases, 1975. United States Department of State. 1975. Retrieved 23 September 2022.

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