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Adams, Edwin Melville was born on September 28, 1914 in Gridley, Illinois, United States. Son of Edwin Melville and Crystal (Montgomery) Adams.
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Adams, Edwin Melville was born on September 28, 1914 in Gridley, Illinois, United States. Son of Edwin Melville and Crystal (Montgomery) Adams.
Bachelor of Arts Illinois, Champaign-Urbana, 1936. Bachelor of Laws, University Illinois, Champaign-Urbana, 1939. Postgraduate, The Hague Academy International Law, 1951.
Attorney, State Farm Insurance Companies, Bloomington, Illinois, 1939-1942; officer charge Brazil area, World Trade intelligence division, State Department, Washington, 1942-1943; negotiator German external assets agreements with neutral countries, World Trade intelligence division, State Department, 1946-1948; successively assigned by, State Department to, London, Paris, Bern and Frankfort as United States negotiator at international economics conferences, 1948-1950; economics attache, American embassy, The Hague, 1950-1952; charge Italian economics affairs, State Department, 1952-1955; deputy chief mutual defense affairs, 2d secretary, American embassy, Rome, Italy, 1955-1958; chief mutual defense affairs, 1st secretary, American embassy, 1958-1961; officer in charge economics affairs for N. Africa, Department State, 1961-1964; career management officer, Department State, 1964-1965; special assistant to deputy under secretary state, 1965-1967; associate dean, Foreign Service Institute, 1967-1968; consultant, Department State, 1968-1972.
United States delegate Conference of African States on Development of Education in Africa, 1961. Served to lieutenant (junior grade) United States Naval Reserve, 1943-1946, PTO. Member Screen Actors Guild, American Federation of television and Radio Artists, Actors Equity, Phi Delta Phi, Phi Kappa Sigma. Lodge: Masons (Washington).