Background
Willis, Clayton was born on August 11, 1933 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Son of William H. and Elizabeth Carl (Keferstein) Willis.
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Willis, Clayton was born on August 11, 1933 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Son of William H. and Elizabeth Carl (Keferstein) Willis.
Student, Sorbonne, Paris, 1954. Bachelor, George Washington University, 1957. Student, University Oslo, 1953.
Graduate, New York Institute of Finance, 1966. Graduate, Association Commodities Exchange Firms Inc., 1966.
Special assignment, American Embassy, London, 1957;
writer, NBC Network radio show Tex and Jinx, 1958;
special correspondent, NBC News, La Paz, Bolivia, 1959;
special Washington correspondent, Finance News television Network (now Consumer News and Business Channel), New York City, 1988;
contributor, anchor, television producer, correspondent, Saudi Arabian television, Newsweek magazine, Philips News Svc. The Hope (Arkansas) Star
contributor, correspondent, Christian Science Monitor, Los Angeles Times-Mirror Syndicate, The Palm Beach (Florida) Post, The Greenwich (Connecticut) Time, The Bar Harbor (Maine) Times, Info-Explo Mining Journal, Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec, Canada, Finance News television Network, New York
contributor, correspondent, The Mainichi, Tokyo, The China Post, Taipei, Taiwan, Chattanooga Times, The Nashville Tennesseean, the Daily Nation of Kenya, The KhartoumEcho, Sudan
contributor, correspondent, The Washington Daily News
contributor, correspondent, Washington Post
contributor, correspondent, Cape Argus of Capetown, South Africa
contributor, correspondent, Bangkok Post
contributor, correspondent, Irish Times, Dublin
reporter, movie, art critic, Albuquerque Tribune, 1959-1961;
assistant editor, Newsweek Magazine, New York City, 1961-1962;
television broadcaster-writer, United Press International Newsfilm, New York City, 1962;
White House correspondent, chief bureau, anchor, World Radio News, Houston
White House, Washington correspondent, WAVA Radio Station, Washington, 1963-1965;
editorial writer, correspondent, Hearst Newspapers, New York City, 1965;
press officer, United Nations, New York City, 1965-1966;
special assignment, American Embassy, Reykjavik, Iceland, 1967;
editorial writer, critic, reporter, New York Amsterdam News, New York City, 1967-1968;
consultant government, law, and ethics programs, Ford Foundation, New York City, 1968-1969;
director public affairs, United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Washington, 1969-1970;
consultant, Office of Economic Opportunity, Washington, 1970;
consultant, President's National Council on Indian Opportunity, Washington, 1970-1971;
consultant, Community Rels. Svc., unites states department Justice, Washington, 1970-1973;
consultant, Cabinet Committee on Opportunities for Spanish-Speaking People, 1971-1972;
consultant, Federal Energy Administration, Washington, 1973-1974;
director public affairs, Office Petroleum Allocation unites states department Interior, 1973-1974;
director Congressional relations, director public affairs, President's National Commision on Fire Prevention and Control, 1971-1973.
Adviser to Fernando E.C. de Baca, special assistant to the President, White House, 1974-1976. Lecturer national, international affairs, Haiti, art, communications, strategic and precious metals, diamond, nickel, copper, and cobaltmining, energy. Correspondent-broadcaster Station KTEN-television, Ada, Oklahoma, 1985.
Member of staff presidential transition office United States President Bush, 1988-1989, 90. Anchor, president 30 minutes with Clayton Willis, 2000 Today With Clayton Willis. President, anchor, executive producer television show 30 Minutes with Clayton Willis, Public Broadcasting Service, 1990.
Director and curator L. Clayton Willis Art Collection, Washington. Anchor, correspondent Channel 33 Arlington, Virginia, since 1991. President, White House correspondent, congressional correspondent, photojournalist, Evening News Broadcasting Company, Collector Watch television Show Ltd. with Clayton Willis, Alexandria, since 1991, 30 Mins. with Clayton Willis, and Willis News Service.
Producer, anchor documentary programs Saudi Arabian television, since 1992. Executive producer, anchor Glimpses of the World documentaries, 1993. White Housecorr., photojournalist Hope (Arkansas) Star, since 1994.
Director, curator L. Clayton Willis Art Collection, Washington.
Broadcaster with Bush/Quayle National Campaign Headquarters, Washington, 1988. Adviser Presidential Transition Office of President George Bush, 1988-1989. Loaned Haitian paintings for special exhibition to Haitian Embassy, Washington, 1991, Milwaukee Art Museum, 1992, Hypoluxo Town Hall, Florida, 2005, Grace Gallery, Dania Beach, Florida.