He enlisted in the U.S. Army during World War II and received commendations from France, Britain, Belgium and the United States for his service.
He was appointed and served as assistant secretary of State for administration in 1958 and 1959, and then consul general in Munich.
Mr Scott served as executive director of Radio Liberty in Munich, West Germany in 1965, retiring in 1973.
Returning to Munich in 1975 to aid in the merger of Radio Free Europe and Radio Liberty, he died after suffering a heart attack at a nearby alpine resort in Lake Chiemsee a month before taking a planned second retirement.
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