Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1929, July 29 | Born, Boston, Mass. |
| 1951 | B.A., Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass. |
| 1953 | A.B., Cambridge University, Cambridge, England |
| 1953-1955 | Served in the United States Army |
| 1955-1968 | United States foreign service officer, Southern Rhodesia, Lebanon, Syria, Saudi Arabia, and Jordan |
| 1968-1971 | Country director for Arabian Peninsula and director of personnel for Bureau of Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs, Washington, D.C. |
| 1971-1974 | United States ambassador to Mauritania |
| 1974-1978 | United States ambassador to Syria |
| 1978-1981 | United States ambassador to the Philippines |
| 1981-1983 | United States ambassador to Saudi Arabia |
| 1983-1989 | Assistant secretary of state for Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs |
| 1985 | Appointed career ambassador |
| 1989 | Retired from Department of State Fulbright scholar, London, England |
| 1989-2004 | Hasib J. Sabbagh Senior Fellow for the Middle East, Council on Foreign Relations |
| 1993-2001 | Chairman, Middle East Institute |