Joseph J. Sisco

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Joseph John Sisco (born October 31, 1919 in Chicago , Illinois , † November 23, 2004 in Chevy Chase , Maryland ) was an American diplomat , university rector and business manager who was the third highest post as United States Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs served in the United States Department of State .

Life

After schooling from the son of a studied Italy originating Schneiders history at Knox College and graduated in 1941 with a Bachelor of Arts (BA History) from. He then did his military service in the US Army from 1941 to 1946 during the Second World War . Most recently he was a first lieutenant in the 41st Infantery Division in the Pacific War .

After completing his active military service, he completed postgraduate studies in relations with the Soviet Union at the University of Chicago and not only completed this course in 1947 with a Master of Arts (MA), but also obtained a Philosophiae Doctor (Ph.D. Soviet Relations). During his studies he became a member of the academic association Phi Beta Kappa .

In 1950 he was first employed by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and then in 1951 by the US State Department. In the course of his tenure there he was first Assistant Secretary of State for Affairs of International Organizations in September 1965 , before he was Assistant Secretary of State for Affairs of the Middle East between February 1969 and February 1974 . In his tenure several important political events in the Middle East and the Arab world as the invasion fell Syria to Jordan in 1970, the third India-Pakistan war in 1971 ( Bangladesh Liberation War ) and the peace negotiations between Egypt and Israel after the Yom Kippur War in 1973 .

Most recently, Sisco was Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs from February 1974 to June 1976, making it the third-highest post in the United States Department of State.

He was also a trustee of Knox College from 1973 to 1976 before he was then President of the American University in Washington, DC . Most recently, Sisco, who was also involved in the Council on Foreign Relations , was chairman of the American Academy of Diplomacy between 1999 and his death in 2004.

He also held functions in the private sector and was a member of the boards of directors of the Interpublic Group of Companies , Raytheon , Tenneco , Geico , The Gillette Company and the First National Bank of Washington.

The Joseph J. Sisco Memorial Forum of the American Academy of Diplomacy was named in his honor. Sisco Mesa has been named after him since 1967 , a table mountain in the Antarctic.

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  1. ↑ The Joseph J. Sisco Memorial Forum ( Memento of the original from January 13, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.academyofdiplomacy.org
  2. ^ Foreign Affairs 1982
personal data
SURNAME Sisco, Joseph J.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Sisco, Joseph John (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American diplomat, business manager and university president
DATE OF BIRTH October 31, 1919
PLACE OF BIRTH Chicago , Illinois
DATE OF DEATH November 23, 2004
Place of death Chevy Chase , Maryland