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Swift, Elizabeth Ann was born on December 3, 1940 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Daughter of Ernest John and Helen (Griffin) Swift.
(This thesis on Madiun was written during a year spent at ...)
This thesis on Madiun was written during a year spent at Cornell studying Southeast Asia on a State Department training program. I had just come from a three-year assignment in Indonesia (1968-1971) and was being trained for more service in the area. Searching for a thesis topic, I was drawn to the Madiun period: it was one of the most turbulent periods of the Indonesian revolution and one which had stirred a reasonable amount of controversy. I decided to take an in-depth look at the period, trying to come at it from an Indonesian perspective while keeping an eye cocked to world events. My methodology was simple: I read everything I could find on the subject and talked to as many people as possible. The further I got into my research, the more I realized that the key to understanding what had actually happened in 1948 was the newspapers of the period. These happily were available in abundance in Cornell's outstanding library and gave me not only an accurate chronology of events but a first-hand look at how people of the period viewed those events at the time-without the disadvantage of hindsight. I made what were to me some fascinating discoveries (historians' views of "fascinating" can be a bit obscure) and produced a thesis which is probably a bit more than most people would really like to know about the period. Hating to leave out anything, I added footnotes almost as long as the thesis itself. I had no preconceived notions when I started the thesis and tried to maintain my objectivity throughout. I was not looking for a particular solution to "what happened" and perhaps because of this, the thesis lacks a resounding conclusion. I hope, however, it will add a bit to the knowledge of the period. - Ann Swift, June 1988
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Swift, Elizabeth Ann was born on December 3, 1940 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Daughter of Ernest John and Helen (Griffin) Swift.
Bachelor, Radcliffe College, 1962. Master of Arts, Cornell University, 1981.
Junior officer Embassy Manila, Philippines, 1963-1966. International relations officer Benelux Desk, Washington, 1966-1968. Political officer Embassy Jakarta, Indonesia, 1968-1971.
Director South East Asian Programs Cultural Affairs Bureau, Washington, 1972-1974. Political/military officer Philippine Desk, 1974-1976. Liaison officer Congressional Relations, Washington, 1976-1978.
Pierson fellow Congressman Fascell' General’ s Office, 1978-1979. Political officer Embassy Tehran, Iran, 1979-1981. With Center for International Affairs, Harvard University, Boston, 1981-1982.
Acting director Emergency Center Bureau Consular Affairs/Office Overseas Citizen Services, Washington, 1982-1983, acting director, 1983-1984. Deputy consul general Athens, Greece, 1984-1986. Consul general American Embassy, Kingston, Jamaica, 1986-1989.
Deputy executive director Bureau Consular Services, Executive Office, Washington, 1989. Acting deputy assistant secretary Overseas Citizens Services, 1989. Deputy assistant secretary bureau consular affairs Department State, Washington, 1989-1992.
With Carnegie Endowment International Peace, 1992-1993. Consul general London, 1993-1995. Retired, 1995.
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Member Foreign Service Association, Junior League Washington.