James M. Wilson Jr.
James "Jim" Morrison Wilson, Jr. (born July 8, 1918 in Mokansan , Sanmen , Republic of China , † November 25, 2009 ) was an American diplomat who was, among other things, between 1976 and 1977 first Assistant Secretary of State for Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs was.
Life
Studies, World War II and employee of the Ministry of Defense
Wilson grew up as the son of missionaries in China and attended American Schools in Hangzhou and Shanghai . After his return to the United States, he took an undergraduate degree at Swarthmore College in 1935 , which he graduated in 1939 with a Bachelor of Arts (BA). He then began postgraduate studies at the University Institute for International Studies and Development in Geneva . On his return he studied at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy , from which he graduated with a Master of Arts (MA). He then worked briefly as a reporter for the in Louisville appearing daily newspaper The Courier-Journal and joined the National Guard of Kentucky at.
During the Second World War he served in the US Army and served as a member of the 31st Infantry Regiment in the Philippines and during the Pacific War. After an officer training at the US Army Field Artillery School in Fort Sill , he took part in Operation Torch , the Allied invasion of French North Africa , as a member of the 3rd Infantry Division in November 1942 , and in Operation Husky from July to August 1943 , the Landing in Sicily . He was then aide-de-camp of Major General Lucian K. Truscott until 1946 , who was initially commander of the 3rd Infantry Division and then commanding general of the VI Corps .
After the end of the war, he completed postgraduate studies in law at the Law School of Harvard University , which he graduated in 1948. After a brief working as a lawyer in Washington, DC , he worked from 1948 to 1951 in the policy department of Staff of the US Air Force and was then from 1951 to 1952 representatives of the Air Force Ministry ( US Department of the Air Force ) in France . It was followed by a use in the US Mission to the 1,953 to 1,954 NATO and regional organizations in Europe USRO (US Mission to NATO and European Regional Organizations) in Paris on. After his return to the USA he was head of the unit for military rights and international security affairs in the US Department of Defense from 1955 to spring 1957 , where he dealt with the question of missile stationing in Turkey and agreements on the establishment of military bases.
Diplomat and Assistant Secretary of State
In the spring of 1957, Wilson moved to the US State Department's diplomatic service , where he worked until 1961 in the Office of Mutual Security Coordination , which was subordinate to Douglas Dillon , who was initially Deputy Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs) , then ( Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs ) and most recently from June 1959 to January 1961 as United States Under Secretary of State Vice- Secretary of State . In 1961 he became Counselor for Economic Affairs at the Embassy in Spain and remained there as one of Ambassador Robert F. Woodward's closest associates until 1964.
In 1964 Wilson became permanent representative and thus deputy of the US ambassador to Thailand , Graham Martin , and in this function was also deputy representative at SEATO until 1966 . This was followed by a position as permanent representative of the Ambassador to the Philippines from 1966 to 1970 , where he was first deputy to William McCormick Blair, Jr. , then from G. Mennen Williams and finally from Henry A. Byroade . In the meantime, he served there from October 1967 to June 1968 and again from April to August 1969 as chargé d'affaires . After his return, he served as Deputy Head of the East Asia and Pacific Department between 1970 and 1972, and thus Deputy Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Marshall Green . It use in joined 1972-1974 White House , where he for head of the working group for the UN - Trust Territory of Micronesia was responsible.
In late 1974, Wilson was entrusted with the then General Director of the Foreign Service, Nathaniel Davis , to set up a new unit, the Unit for Refugees, Missing Military Members and Human Rights. As such, he was finally on November 29, 1976 the first Head of the Unit for Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs of the State Department ( Assistant Secretary of State for Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs ) and has held this position until 28 April 1977 after which Patricia M. Derian on August 17, 1977 was his successor. Most recently, he served as Foreign Service Inspector from 1977 until his retirement in 1978 .
Web links
- Entry on the page of the Office of the Historian of the US State Department
- JAMES M. WILSON, JR., Interviewed by: Charles Stuart Kennedy, March 31, 1999 in: The Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training. Foreign Affairs Oral History Project
Individual evidence
- ^ Assistant Secretaries of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor on the site of the Office of the Historian of the US State Department
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Wilson, James M. Jr. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Wilson, James Morrison, Jr. (full name); Wilson, Jim (nickname) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American diplomat |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 8, 1918 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Mokansan , Sanmen , Republic of China |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 25, 2009 |