Background
Korn, David was born on April 27, 1934 in Kolbuszowa, Poland. Came to the United States, 1950, naturalized, 1954. Son of Joseph and Sunia (Neiss) Korn.
Korn, David was born on April 27, 1934 in Kolbuszowa, Poland. Came to the United States, 1950, naturalized, 1954. Son of Joseph and Sunia (Neiss) Korn.
Student, Brooklyn College, 1955-1956; Bachelor of Science, Georgetown University, 1958; Master of Science, Georgetown University, 1960; Doctor of Philosophy (National Defense Education Act fellow), Georgetown University, 1964.
Assistant professor, director language laboratories, College William and Mary, Norfolk, Virginia, 1959-1961;
research associate, Machine Translation Computer, Georgetown University, Washington, 1956-1962;
chairman humanities division, Howard U., Washington, 1962-1986;
professor, department chairman German-Russian, Howard U., Washington, 1967-1978;
on leave department German-Russian, Howard U., Washington, 1981-1986;
retired, 1986;
president, chief Executive officer, Park Construction Corporation, since 1985;
president, chief Executive officer, K&S Investments, Inc., since 1985;
private investor. Senior consultant for Russia, Poland and Slovakia, United States Agency for International Development, 1997. President, chief Executive officer Wade Construction Corporation.
Lecturer Foreign Service Institute, Department State. Consultant on Russian textbooks United States Armed Forces Institute. Associate director Council on International Student Ednl.
Exchange in Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics, 1968. Senior consultant Office Assistant Secretary for Education, Department Health, Edition and Welfare, since 1973;special assistant to Secretary of State Alexander M. Haig, Junior, in charge of Eastern Europe, Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics, and special interest groups, Washington, since 1981. Coordinator external programs Department of State, 1982-1983.
Member of national coordinating committee Fund for America's Future, 1986. Senior consultant United States Agency International Development Eastern Europe, 1997.
Executive committee Jewish Community Council Greater Washington, 1972-1974. Also chairman Soviet Jewry Committee. National coordinator Polish Americans Reagan-Bush campaign, 1984.
Member issue committee George Bush for President, 1987-1988. Board directors Jewish Social Service Agency Served to 1st lieutenant Military Police Intelligence United States Army, 1953-1955. Member Modern Language Association, Linguistic Society of America, American Association Teachers Slavic and East European Languages (chapter president), Georgetown University Alumni Organization (governor, member executive committee, vice president for School Languages and Linguistics), B'nai B'rith.
Married Maria Orgel, June 25, 1961. Children– Joseph Mark, Monique Diane.