Background
Olson, Clinton Louis was born on March 31, 1916 in South Dakota, United States. Son of William H. and Allie (Sparling) Olson.
Olson, Clinton Louis was born on March 31, 1916 in South Dakota, United States. Son of William H. and Allie (Sparling) Olson.
Bachelor of Science, Stanford University, 1939. Master of Business Administration, Stanford University, 1941.
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 economic affairs American embassy, Vienna, 1962-1966, charge d'affaires, minister-counselor Lagos, Nigeria, 1966-1970.
Senior foreign service inspector, 1970-1972. United States ambassador to Sierra Leone, 1972-1975. International consultant, since 1975.
Served to lieutenant colonel, ordnance Army of the United States, 1941-1946, Russia, Iran. Fellow Explorers Club. Member Foreign Service Association, Theta Xi.
Clubs: Rolling Rock (Ligonier, Pennsylvania). Ross Mountain (Pennsylvania). Mill Reef (Antigua, West Indies).
Married Ethel Hoover, June l4, 1943. Children: Merilee, Peter, David, Steven.