Background
Chapman, Christian Addison was born on September 19, 1921 in Paris. Son of Percy Addison and Marthe Aline (Simon) Chapman.
Chapman, Christian Addison was born on September 19, 1921 in Paris. Son of Percy Addison and Marthe Aline (Simon) Chapman.
Bachelor of Arts, Princeton University, 1948; postgraduate, Sorbonne, 1946-1947; postgraduate, University of California-Berkeley, 1948.
Foreign service officer, 1950-1983; vice consul, Casablanca, Morocco, 1951-1953; 3d secretary, Beirut, 1953; 2d secretary, Tehran, Iran, 1953-1956; 2d secretary, acting, chief political section, Saigon, Viet Nam, 1957; 2d secretary, chief political section, Vientiane, Laos, 1958-1959; officer-in-charge Laos affairs, Department State, 1959-1961; chief Far East placement branch personnel, Viet Nam Task Force, 1962-1963; assigned to, National War College, 1963-1964; counselor, deputy United States representative, High Authority European Coal and Steel Community, 1964-1966; chargé d'affaires, American embassy, Luxembourg deputy assistant secretary general political affairs, North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Paris, 1966-1967; deputy assistant secretary general political affairs, North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Brussels, 1968; director military assistance and sales policy, Department State, 1968-1973; director regional affairs, Bureau Asian Affairs, 1973-1974; minister-counselor, deputy chief mission, American embassy, Vientiane, Laos, 1974-1975; deputy assistant secretary, Bureau Ednl. and Cultural Affairs, Department State, Washington, 1975-1978; minister-counselor, deputy chief mission, American embassy, Paris, 1978-1982; secretary's special representative on Cyprus, Department State, Washington, 1982-1983; retired, 1983. Investor, international consultant in new technologies, since 1983. Associate Global Business Access, Ltd., since 1991.
Member American Foreign Service Association, Friends Vieilles Maisons Francaises (board directors), Tangier American Legation Museum Society (board directors), American Society French Legion Honor (president), Free French Association (Paris.), University Club (New York City), French-American Chamber of Commerce (founding member Washington chapter).
Married Anita Ioas, April 2, 1960. Children: Catherine, Hillary, Jennifer.