Phillips Talbot | |
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United States Ambassador to Greece | |
In office 1965–1969 | |
President | Lyndon B. Johnson |
Preceded by | Henry Labouisse |
Succeeded by | Henry J. Tasca |
2nd Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs | |
In office 1961–1964 | |
President |
John F. Kennedy Lyndon B. Johnson |
Preceded by | G. Lewis Jones |
Succeeded by | Raymond A. Hare |
Personal details | |
Born | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | June 7, 1915
Died | October 1, 2010 Washington, D.C. | (aged 95)
Alma mater | University of Illinois |
William Phillips Talbot (June 7, 1915 – October 1, 2010) was a United States Ambassador to Greece (1965–69) and, at his death, member of the American Academy of Diplomacy, the Council of American Ambassadors and the Council on Foreign Relations. [1] [2]
Talbot was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and served in the United States Navy during World War II. [3]
After graduating from the University of Illinois in 1936, Talbot started as a reporter for the Chicago Daily News, where he remained from 1936 to 1938. In 1939, having been turned down for a foreign correspondent position, he left the Chicago Daily News to take a position with the Institute of Current World Affairs in India where he reported on the Indian independence movement. [4] The Phillips Talbot Fellowship was named in his honor and is awarded yearly by the Institute to promising young journalists. [5]
Talbot was the United States Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern and South Asian affairs from 1961-65 during the Kennedy and Johnson administrations. [6]
Talbot served as President of Asia Society from 1970-1982 and was awarded the Padma Shri in March 2002 [7] for his efforts in fomenting peace between India and America during his tenure as President. [8]
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Phillips Talbot | |
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United States Ambassador to Greece | |
In office 1965–1969 | |
President | Lyndon B. Johnson |
Preceded by | Henry Labouisse |
Succeeded by | Henry J. Tasca |
2nd Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs | |
In office 1961–1964 | |
President |
John F. Kennedy Lyndon B. Johnson |
Preceded by | G. Lewis Jones |
Succeeded by | Raymond A. Hare |
Personal details | |
Born | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | June 7, 1915
Died | October 1, 2010 Washington, D.C. | (aged 95)
Alma mater | University of Illinois |
William Phillips Talbot (June 7, 1915 – October 1, 2010) was a United States Ambassador to Greece (1965–69) and, at his death, member of the American Academy of Diplomacy, the Council of American Ambassadors and the Council on Foreign Relations. [1] [2]
Talbot was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and served in the United States Navy during World War II. [3]
After graduating from the University of Illinois in 1936, Talbot started as a reporter for the Chicago Daily News, where he remained from 1936 to 1938. In 1939, having been turned down for a foreign correspondent position, he left the Chicago Daily News to take a position with the Institute of Current World Affairs in India where he reported on the Indian independence movement. [4] The Phillips Talbot Fellowship was named in his honor and is awarded yearly by the Institute to promising young journalists. [5]
Talbot was the United States Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern and South Asian affairs from 1961-65 during the Kennedy and Johnson administrations. [6]
Talbot served as President of Asia Society from 1970-1982 and was awarded the Padma Shri in March 2002 [7] for his efforts in fomenting peace between India and America during his tenure as President. [8]
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