Phillips Talbot

Phillips Talbot
United States Ambassador to Greece
In office
1965–1969
PresidentLyndon B. Johnson
Preceded byHenry Labouisse
Succeeded byHenry J. Tasca
6th Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs
In office
1961–1964
PresidentJohn F. Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson
Preceded byG. Lewis Jones
Succeeded byRaymond A. Hare
Personal details
Born(1915-06-07)June 7, 1915
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
DiedOctober 1, 2010(2010-10-01) (aged 95)
Washington, D.C.
Alma materUniversity of Illinois

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.[1][2]

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

Phillips Talbot, United States Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern and South Asian affairs, meeting Israel's PM David Ben-Gurion in Jerusalem

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 2002[7] for his efforts in fomenting peace between India and America during his tenure as President.[8]

References

  1. ^ "Asia Society Remembers Phillips Talbot (1915-2010)".
  2. ^ "William Phillips Talbot". Archived from the original on 2011-07-19. Retrieved 2010-10-06.
  3. ^ "The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Talbot".
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "Pakistan, a land of passion and peril". Star Tribune. June 26, 2009. Retrieved September 8, 2009.
  6. ^ "Path to Partition: A witness' account". Frontline. October 6, 2007. Archived from the original on 12 April 2008. Retrieved 8 September 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  7. ^ "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 15, 2015. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
  8. ^ "Honour for two Indologists". The Hindu. March 26, 2002. Archived from the original on October 23, 2002. Retrieved September 9, 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
Government offices
Preceded by Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs
April 21, 1961 – September 1, 1965 		Succeeded by
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by United States Ambassador to Greece
1965–1969 		Succeeded by