Joseph Verner Reed, Jr.

Joseph Verner Reed, Jr. (born December 17, 1937 in New York City , New York - † September 30, 2016 in Greenwich , Connecticut ) was an American diplomat .

Life

His parents were Permelia Pryor and Joseph Verner Reed. His brother was Nathaniel Reed. Reed studied at Deerfield Academy in Massachusetts and received his Bachelor of Arts from Yale University in 1961 . He was married to Marie Byers. After completing his studies, he was supported by the World Bank from 1963 as personal advisor to George D. Woods , the president.

From 1963 to 1981 he was deputy and assistant to the President of Chase Manhattan Bank , David Rockefeller . Reed prepared Rockefeller's trips on site. Rockefeller gave Reed the task of looking after the fallen Mohammad Reza Pahlavi . In 1979 Reed traveled to 26 states and in some of them he applied for asylum for the Shah. On October 22, 1979, Pahlavi was admitted to the New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center . On November 4, 1979, when Tehran was taken hostage, the extradition of Pahlavi was demanded.

After the second battle of Guelta Zemmur on October 13, 1981, the commander in chief of the Moroccan occupation army Ahmed Dlimi the Frente Polisario had been stationed at Guelta Zemmur SA-6 Gainful and the Northrop F-5 and Dassault Mirage of the chief commander of the Moroccan air force, Col. Maj. Mohammed Kabbaj, threaten.

Reed was named Ronald Reagan's Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Hassan II on September 28, 1981 . He presented his accreditation certificate to the court on November 7th, 1981 and stated that he supported the Moroccans. Francis J. West, Jr., a secretary of state in the United States Department of Defense , pledged equipment for the detection and destruction of radar systems during his visit to Morocco in early November 1981.

On May 21, 1985 Reed was replaced by Thomas Anthony Nassif as ambassador in Rabat . From 1985 he was Representative of the Reagan Administration at the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations and Deputy Permanent Representative of the US Government to the United Nations. In 1987 he was appointed Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations for Political Affairs and the General Assembly of the United Nations .

On 3 February 1989 Reed was Secretary of State James Baker from the government George Bush to the Chief of Protocol of the State Department appointed. He held this office from May 21, 1989 to October 21, 1991.

In 1992, Boutros appointed Boutros-Ghali Reed as the United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Special Representative for Public Affairs. This appointment expired in February 1997. In June 1997, Reed was reappointed Under-Secretary-General by Kofi Annan . In June 2007, Reed was reappointed Under-Secretary-General and Special Advisor by Ban Ki-moon .

On April 18, 2008, Reed had an audience with Benedict XVI.

Individual evidence

↑ Edith M. Lederer: Joseph Verner Reed, Jr., UN Official and Ex-US Envoy Dies . ( Memento from September 30, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) AP article at ABC News , September 30, 2016, accessed on October 2, 2016 (English).
^ Lawrence K. Altman: The Shah's Health: A Political Gamble . The New York Times , May 17, 1981, accessed October 2, 2016.
^ David J. Dean: The Air Force role in low-intensity conflict. (pdf; 9.1 MB) October 1986, pp. 55–73, here p. 55 , archived from the original on January 28, 2005 ; accessed on October 2, 2016 : "As noted earlier, Ambassador Reed, from his first day there, had been very clear about our intent to assist the Moroccans."
^ Howard Simons, Edward Cody: Morocco Seeks US Help in Western Sahara Fighting . Washington Post , November 10, 1981, accessed October 2, 2016.
^ Next UN Official From US: Political Flair . The New York Times , May 1, 1987, accessed October 2, 2016.
↑ Elaine Sciolino: Washington at Work; Making a President's Planes, Trains (and Diplomatic Matters) Run on Time . The New York Times, October 30, 1989, accessed October 2, 2016.

predecessor	Office	successor
Angier Biddle Duke	US Ambassador to Morocco 1981–1985	Thomas Anthony Nassif

personal data
SURNAME	Reed, Joseph Verner Jr.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American bank director and US ambassador to Morocco
DATE OF BIRTH	December 17, 1937
PLACE OF BIRTH	New York City
DATE OF DEATH	September 30, 2016
Place of death	Greenwich , Connecticut

[1] Edith M. Lederer: Joseph Verner Reed, Jr., UN Official and Ex-US Envoy Dies . ( Memento from September 30, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) AP article at ABC News , September 30, 2016, accessed on October 2, 2016 (English).

[nyt19810517-2] Lawrence K. Altman: The Shah's Health: A Political Gamble . The New York Times , May 17, 1981, accessed October 2, 2016.

[maxwell-3] David J. Dean: The Air Force role in low-intensity conflict. (pdf; 9.1 MB) October 1986, pp. 55–73, here p. 55 , archived from the original on January 28, 2005 ; accessed on October 2, 2016 : "As noted earlier, Ambassador Reed, from his first day there, had been very clear about our intent to assist the Moroccans."

[wp20060728-4] Howard Simons, Edward Cody: Morocco Seeks US Help in Western Sahara Fighting . Washington Post , November 10, 1981, accessed October 2, 2016.

[nyt19870501-5] Next UN Official From US: Political Flair . The New York Times , May 1, 1987, accessed October 2, 2016.

[nyt19891030-6] Elaine Sciolino: Washington at Work; Making a President's Planes, Trains (and Diplomatic Matters) Run on Time . The New York Times, October 30, 1989, accessed October 2, 2016.