Arthur Lincoln Richards

Background

Richards, Arthur Lincoln was born on June 21, 1907 in Emmett, Idaho, United States. Son of Arthur Allen and Sedenia (Dunford) Richards.

Education

Student, Pasadena City College, 1928. Student, George Washington University, 1930. Student, National War College, 1949.

Career

Clerk American consulate, Guadalajara, Mexico, 1930. Foreign service officer Department State, 1930. 3d secretary, vice consul Tehran, Iran, 1931-1934.

Vice consul Jerusalem, 1934-1935, Cairo, 1935-1938, Cape Town, South Africa, 1938-1942. 2d secretary American legation Pretoria, South Africa, 1942-1945. Assistant chief British Commonwealth division Department State, 1945-1945.

Counselor of embassy, department chief mission Tehran, Iran, 1949-1952. Director Office Greek, Turkish and Iranian Affairs, Department State, 1952. American consul general Istanbul, Turkey, 1954-1956.

Operations coordinator Department State, 1956-1958, special assistant to under secretary state for law of sea, 1958-1960, ambassador to Ethiopia, 1960-1962. Deputy representative United States on Disarmament Conference Geneva, 1963-1964. Chief examiner Department State, 1964-1966.

Executive director National Council for Community Services to International Visitors, 1966-1968, Washington International Center, 1968-1973. Secretary to the United States delegation to International Telecommunications Conference, Cairo, 1936. Advisor United States delegation to South Seas Conference, Canberra, Australia, 1946.

Vice chairman United States delegation Law of Sea Conference, Geneva, 1960. Vice president Meridian House Foundation, Washington, 1968-1973.

Connections

Married Ida Elizabeth Parker. Children: Herbert Miles, Sarah Elizabeth, John Miles.

Father:

Arthur Allen Richards

Mother:

Sedenia (Dunford) Richards

Spouse:

Ida Elizabeth Parker

child:

Herbert Miles Richards

child:

Sarah Elizabeth Richards

child:

John Miles Richards