Background
MEYER, Armin was born on January 19, 1914 in Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States. Son of Reverend Armin Paul Meyer and Leona Buss.
MEYER, Armin was born on January 19, 1914 in Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States. Son of Reverend Armin Paul Meyer and Leona Buss.
Student, Lincoln College, Illinois, 1933. AB, Capital University, 1935. Doctor of Laws, Capital University, 1957.
Master of Arts, Ohio State University, 1941. Doctor of Laws, Ohio State University, 1972. Doctor of Laws, Wartburg College.
Doctor of Laws, South Dakota School Mines and Technology, 1972.
Faculty Capital University, Columbus, Ohio, 1935-1941. Staff Office of War Information, Egypt, Iraq, 1942-1946. United States public affairs officer Baghdad, Iraq, 1946-1948.
Public affairs adviser United States Department State, 1948-1952. Secretary American Embassy, Beirut, 1952—1955, deputy chief mission Kabul, Afghanistan, 1955—1957. Deputy director Office South Asian Affairs United States Department State, 1957-1958, deputy director Office Near Eastern Affairs, 1958-1959, director Office Near Eastern Affairs, 1959-1961, deputy assistant secretary of state for Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs, 1961, United States ambassador to Lebanon Beirut, 1961—1965, United States ambassador to Iran Tehran, 1965—1969, United States ambassador to Japan Tokyo, 1969—1972, special assistant to secretary, chairman Cabinet Committee to Combat Terrorism, 1972-1973.
Visiting professor American University, 1974-1975. Director Ferdowsi project Georgetown University, 1975-1979, adjunct professor diplomacy, 1975-1986. Woodrow Wilson visiting fellow, 1974-2006.
Consultant international business and environment, 1975-2006.
Honorary member Lincoln Sesquicentennial Commission, 1959. Board directors Washington Institute Foreign Affairs, 1979-2006, president, 1988-1998. Member Sigma Psi.
Married Alice James, April 23, 1949. 1 daughter, Kathleen Alice.