Background
McNeil, Francis J. was born on March 2, 1932 in Pittsburgh. Son of Francis Joseph and Elizabeth (Ashley) McNeil.
foreign service officer government official
McNeil, Francis J. was born on March 2, 1932 in Pittsburgh. Son of Francis Joseph and Elizabeth (Ashley) McNeil.
Bachelor in Political Science, University Florida, 1954.
Joined United States Foreign Service. Service in Tokyo, Guatemala City, Yokohama, Japan, Nagoya, Japan, Madrid. Deputy assistant secretary state inter-American affairs, 1977-1978.
Senior inspector Department State, 1979-1980. Acting deputy assistant secretary of state for Far Eastern affairs, 1980. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Costa Rica, 1980-1983.
Ambassador-in-residence Fletcher School Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts, 1983-1984. Deputy director Bureau Intelligence and Research Department State, Washington, 1984-1986. Member Federal and Foreign Service Impasses Panels.
Visiting scholar Institute Political Sciences, Stanford University, also Hoover Institute, Palo Alto, California, 1971-1972.
Served with United States Army Reserve, 1954-1956. Member American Foreign Service Association (Christian A. Herter award 1975), Blue Key.
Married Miriam Herrera, July 23, 1960. Children: Katherine, Elizabeth, Marianne.