David M. Walters
David M. Walters | |
|---|---|
| Personal Representative of the President to the Holy See | |
| In office July 6, 1977 – August 17, 1978 | |
| President | Jimmy Carter |
| Preceded by | Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Robert F. Wagner Jr. |
| Personal details | |
| Born | David McLean Walters April 4, 1917 Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | January 3, 2005 (aged 87) |
| Education | Baldwin Wallace College (BA) University of Miami School of Law (LLB, JD) |
David McLean Walters (April 4, 1917–January 2005)[1] was an American attorney, philanthropist, and diplomat who served as presidential envoy to the Holy See.
Career
[edit]Walters was born in Cleveland, Ohio. He studied law and received his JD from the University of Miami School of Law in 1950. He practiced law in the private sector from 1950 to 1977. Walters held the title of Master Knight of the Order of Malta.[2] On July 6, 1977, he was appointed by President Jimmy Carter as his envoy to the Holy See, a position he held until August 1978.[3][4]
In 1982, Ambassador Walters founded Miami Children's Health Foundation.[5] Walters’ commitment to children's health and pediatric care for all children, led to the Foundation becoming one of the largest single donors to Miami Children's Hospital.[6] It has also helped fund more than 100 clinical studies at Nicklaus Children's Hospital Research Institute.[7]
On June 25, 1985, President Ronald Reagan appointed him a member of the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial Commission.[8]
Personal life
[edit]Walters met his wife Rebecca Carner in 1984 and they were married in 1991.[1] David Walters died in January 2005 and his wife died in March 2007.[1]
Legacy
[edit]The Nicklaus Children's Hospital Foundation established the Ambassador David M. Walters International Pediatric Hall of Fame in 1985. Walters himself was inducted in 2004.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Torres, Andrea (March 8, 2007). "Obituary for Rebecca Carner-Walters (Aged 67)". www.newspapers.com. Archived from the original on March 19, 2025.
Carner-Walters, whose late husband, former U.S. Ambassador to the Vatican David McLean Walters, founded the Miami Children's Hospital Foundation...
- ^ "President's Personal Representative to the Vatican Designation of David Walters". www.presidency.ucsb.edu. July 6, 1977. Archived from the original on February 10, 2025.
- ^ "David Walters (1917–)". history.state.gov. n.d. Archived from the original on February 11, 2025.
- ^ "Separatist group urges no new Vatican envoy". thecatholicnewsarchive.org. January 15, 1981. Archived from the original on March 19, 2025.
Walters resigned after the death of Pope Paul VI in 1978 and asked for personal reasons not to be reappointed.
- ^ "International Pediatrics". www.int-pediatrics.org. Archived from the original on August 6, 2020. Retrieved September 27, 2020.
- ^ "A Legacy of Support - Miami Children's Health Foundation". Archived from the original on March 11, 2014. Retrieved November 23, 2014.
- ^ "Research Institute (Clinical Trials) - Nicklaus Children's Hospital". www.nicklauschildrens.org. Archived from the original on April 23, 2019. Retrieved September 27, 2020.
- ^ "Appointment of David McLean Walters as a Commissioner of the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial Commission". www.presidency.ucsb.edu. June 25, 1985. Archived from the original on February 15, 2025.
- ^ "Hall of Fame Advocates for Children's Health". give.nicklauschildrens.org. n.d. Archived from the original on October 6, 2024.
- 1917 births
- 2005 deaths
- 20th-century American diplomats
- 20th-century American philanthropists
- Ambassadors of the United States to the Holy See
- Baldwin Wallace University alumni
- Carter administration personnel
- Florida lawyers
- Knights of Malta
- Philanthropists from Florida
- Reagan administration personnel
- University of Miami School of Law alumni