Cole Blasier

Background

Blasier, Cole was born on March 16, 1925 in Jackson, Michigan, United States. Son of Stewart Parnell and Helen (Cole) Blasier.

Education

AB, University of Illinois, 1947; postgraduate, U. Mexico, 1947; AM, Columbia University, 1950; certified Russian Institute, Columbia University, 1950; Doctor of Philosophy in Political Science, Columbia University, 1955.

Career

Career foreign service officer, unites states department State, Belgrade, Yugoslavia, 1951-1954; career foreign service officer, unites states department State, Bonn, Federal Republic of Germany, 1954-1957; career foreign service officer, unites states department State, Washington, 1957-1960; career foreign service officer, unites states department State, Moscow, 1958; executive assistant to president, secretary board of trustees, Colgate University, Hamilton, New York, 1961-1963; professor political science, U. Pittsburgh, 1964-1988; chief hispanic division, Library. Congress, Washington, 1988-1993; senior research associate, North-South Center U. Miami, Coral Gables, Florida, 1993-1995. Director center Latin American studies U. Pittsburgh, 1964-1974.

Advisory board Handbook Latin American Studies, 1972-1988. Exchange scholar Polish Institute International Affairs, Warsaw, Poland, 1975, Institute Latin American, Moscow, 1979. United States chairman United States/Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics Exchange in Latin American Studies, 1980-1986.

Management consultant projectto revive ancient library, Alexandria, Egypt, 1993. Adjunct Professor Georgetown University, since 1993. Field work in Russia and Germany, 1996.

Achievements

• Cole Blasier has been listed as a notable Political scientist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

President United Nations Association Pittsburgh, 1985. Lieutenant (junior grade) United States Naval Reserve, PTO, 1943-1946. Member Lat. American Studies Association (president 1986-1987), American Political Science Association.

Connections

Married Martha Hiett, September 20, 1947. Children: Peter Cole, Martha Hamilton.

Father:

Stewart Parnell Blasier

Mother:

Helen (Cole) Blasier

Spouse:

Martha Hiett

child:

Peter Cole Blasier

child:

Martha Hamilton Blasier