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 |
| 6th 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 | (1915-06-07)June 7, 1915 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | October 1, 2010(2010-10-01) (aged 95) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign | |
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.12
Early life
Talbot was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and served in the United States Navy during World War II.3
Career
Journalism
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
Politics
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 20027 for his efforts in fomenting peace between India and America during his tenure as President.8
References
References
- "Asia Society Remembers Phillips Talbot (1915-2010)". 25 July 2017.
- "William Phillips Talbot". Archived from the original on 2011-07-19. Retrieved 2010-10-06.
- "The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Talbot".
- "An absorbing partition saga through eyes of an American". Bombay News. 13 April 2008. Archived from the original on 23 July 2011. Retrieved 8 September 2009.
- "Pakistan, a land of passion and peril". Star Tribune. June 26, 2009. Archived from the original on June 7, 2011. Retrieved September 8, 2009.
- "Path to Partition: A witness' account". Frontline. October 6, 2007. Archived from the original on 12 April 2008. Retrieved 8 September 2009.
- "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 15, 2015. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
- "Honour for two Indologists". The Hindu. March 26, 2002. Archived from the original on October 23, 2002. Retrieved September 9, 2009.