Back جون دبليو فوستر Arabic جون دبليو فوستر ARZ جان دبلیو. فوزتر AZB Джон Уотсан Фостэр Byelorussian John W. Foster Danish John W. Foster German John W. Foster Spanish جان واتسون فاستر Persian John W. Foster Finnish John W. Foster French
John Foster | |
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| 32nd United States Secretary of State | |
| In office June 29, 1892 – February 23, 1893 | |
| President | Benjamin Harrison |
| Preceded by | James G. Blaine |
| Succeeded by | Walter Q. Gresham |
| United States Minister to Spain | |
| In office June 16, 1883 – August 28, 1885 | |
| President | Chester A. Arthur Grover Cleveland |
| Preceded by | Hannibal Hamlin |
| Succeeded by | Jabez Curry |
| United States Minister to Russia | |
| In office June 11, 1880 – August 1, 1881 | |
| President | Rutherford B. Hayes James A. Garfield |
| Preceded by | Edwin W. Stoughton |
| Succeeded by | William H. Hunt |
| United States Minister to Mexico | |
| In office June 16, 1873 – March 2, 1880 | |
| President | Ulysses S. Grant Rutherford B. Hayes |
| Preceded by | Thomas H. Nelson |
| Succeeded by | Philip H. Morgan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | John Watson Foster March 2, 1836 Petersburg, Indiana, U.S. |
| Died | November 15, 1917 (aged 81) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | Indiana University Bloomington (BA) Harvard University (LLB) |
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| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States• Union |
| Branch/service |  United States Army• Union Army |
| Years of service | 1861–1865 |
| Rank |  Colonel |
| Battles/wars | American Civil War |
John Watson Foster (March 2, 1836 – November 15, 1917) was an American diplomat and military officer, as well as a lawyer and journalist. His highest public office was U.S. secretary of state under Benjamin Harrison, although he also proved influential as a lawyer in technically private practice in the international relations sphere.