Background
Macomber, William Butts was born on March 28, 1921 in Rochester, New York, United States. Son of William Butts and Elizabeth Currie (Ranlet) Macomber.
Macomber, William Butts was born on March 28, 1921 in Rochester, New York, United States. Son of William Butts and Elizabeth Currie (Ranlet) Macomber.
Graduate Phillips Andover Academy, 1940. Bachelor of Arts, Yale University, 1943, Master of Arts, 1947. Bachelor of Laws, Harvard University, 1949.
Master of Arts, University of Chicago, 1951.
Government BostonU., 1947-1949. With Central Intelligence Agency, Washington, 1951-1953. Special assistant to special assistant.to secretary for intelligence Department State, Washington, 1953-1954.
Administrative assistant to Senator.
John Sherman Cooper, 1954-1955. Special assistant to under secretary of state Herbert Hoover, Junior, 1955, to secretary of state John Foster Dulles, 1955-1957.
Assistant sec of state for congressional relations, 1957-1961. A.E.and P. to Jordan, 1961-1964.
Assistant administrator in Near East and South Asia, Agency for International Development, Washington, 1964-1967.
Assistant secretary for congressional relations Department State, 1967-1969, deputy under secretary of state for management, 1969-1973. United States ambassador to Turkey, 1973-1977. President Metropolitan Museum Artist
New York City, 1978-1986.
Teacher social science Nantucket (Massachusetts) High School, 1986-1991. Member Nantucket School Committee, 1994.
Board directors Becton Dickinson and Company, 1985-1994. Trustee American Association of Retired Persons-Scudder, Stevens and Clark.
Trustee emerites, Carnegie Endowmentfor International Peace, Hayes History Society, 1983-1990.
Board overseers HooverInst. on War, Revolution and Peace. American Academy Diplomacy.
Served as Lieutenant United States Marine Corps, 1943-1946. Member American Political Science Association. Club: Genesee Valley (Rochester).
Married Phyllis Doctorate. Bernau, December 28, 1963.