Background
Heil,, Alan Lewis was born on October 21, 1935 in Louisville. Son of Alan Lewis and Edna Mae Welch Heil.
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Alan Lewis Heil
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Education
Bachelor in English, Duke University, 1957.
Career
Reporter Newark Evening News, 1957-1958, 60-62. Correspondent Voice of America, Beirut, Cairo, Athens, 1965—1971, chief New York bureau, 1972-1973, chief news and current affairs Washington, 1973-1981. Director broadcast operations Washington, 1983-1987, deputy director programs, 1987-1995, deputy director, 1996-1998.
Board member, secretary Public Diplomacy Council, Washington, 2006. Member Washington Institute Foreign Affairs. With United States Army, 1958-1959.
Membership
Member Presbyterian peacemaking study missions Bosnia, 1998. Member Presbyterian peacemaking study or work camp missions Palestine/Israel, 1999, Guatemala, 2004. Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe election monitor Bosnia-Herzegovina, 1998, Croatia, 2000, Kosovo, 2000.
Member Senior Executives Association, Public Diplomacy Alumni Association, Public Diplomacy Council, MiddleEast Institute.
Connections
Married Dorothy Finnegan Heil, August 23, 1959. Children: Wendy Heil Packer, Susan Heil Cheatham, Nancy Heil Knor.
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Nationality
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Religion
Presbyterian
Awards
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Recipient Meritorious Honor award United States Information Agency, Washington, 1972, Distinguished Honor award, 1987. Distinguished Honor award Voice of America, 1998.Recipient Meritorious Honor award United States Information Agency, Washington, 1972, Distinguished Honor award, 1987. Distinguished Honor award Voice of America, 1998.