Clinton Louis Olson

Background

Olson, Clinton Louis Son of William H. and Allie (Sparling) Olson.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Stanford University, 1939; Master of Business Administration, Stanford University, 1941.

Career

Petroleum engineer with, Robert S. Lytle, 1939-1940; partner, Chino Homes, Inc. (realtors), 1946-1947; president, Export-Import of California, 1946-1948; with, United States Foreign Service, 1948-1975; 2d secretary, United States legation, Vienna, Austria, 1948-1952; consul., French West Indies, 1953-1955; budget examiner, State Department, 1956; executive director bureau, Inter-American Affairs, 1957-1959; assigned, National War College, 1959-1960; counselor of embassy, London, England., 1960-1962; counselor economics affairs, American embassy, Vienna, 1962-1966; charge d'affaires, minister-counselor, American embassy, Lagos, Nigeria, 1966-1970; senior foreign service inspector, 1970-1972; United States ambassador to, Sierra Leone, 1972-1975; international consultant, since 1975.

Achievements

• Clinton Louis Olson has been listed as a noteworthy Foreign service officer, ambassador by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Served lieutenant colonel, ordnance Army of the United States, 1941-1946, Russia, Iran. Fellow Explorers Club. Member Foreign Service Association, Theta Xi.

Connections

Married Ethel Hoover, June l4, 1943. Children: Merilee, Peter, David, Steven.

Father:

William H. Olson

Mother:

Allie (Sparling) Olson

Spouse:

Ethel Hoover

child:

Steven Olson

child:

David Olson

child:

Merilee Olson

child:

Peter Olson