Background
Sieverts, Frank Arne was born on June 19, 1933 in Frankfurt, Federal Republic Germany. Son of Helmut J. and Cecile M. (Behrendt) Sieverts.
Sieverts, Frank Arne was born on June 19, 1933 in Frankfurt, Federal Republic Germany. Son of Helmut J. and Cecile M. (Behrendt) Sieverts.
Bachelor, Swarthmore College, 1955; Master in Philosophy (Rhodes Scholar), Balliol College University of Oxford, 1957; postgraduate, Nuffield College, 1957-1959.
News correspondent, Time magazine, London and Washington, 1959-1960; legislation assistant United States Senator, Washington, 1960-1962; with, Department of State, Washington, 1962-1986; special assistant to ambassador at large Averell Harriman, Department of State, Washington, 1966-1968; adviser on prisoner of war matters to the United States delegation to Vietnam peace talks, special assistant to deputy secretary of state for prisoner of war matters, Department of State, Washington, 1969-1975; deputy assistant secretary for prisoner of war and missing in action matters, Department of State, Washington, since 1976; deputy assistant secretary for refugee and migration affairs, Department of State, Washington, since 1978; minister-counselor for humanitarian affairs, United States Mission, Geneva, 1980-1981; special assistant for refugee programs, 1982-1986; spokesman for Committee on Foreign Relations, United States Senate, 1987-1995; assistant to head of delegation for United States, Canada, International Committee Red Cross, Washington, since 1995. Member advance team for release American prisoners of war, Hanoi, 1973.
Member of the United States delegation to 20th International Conference Red Cross, Vienna, 1965,21st Conference, Istanbul, 1969, 22d Conference, Tehran, 1973. Chairman 23d Conference, Bucharest, 1977, 24th Conference, Manila, 1981, 25th Conference, Geneva, 1986. United States delegate Diplomatic Conference on Humanitarian Law in Armed Conflicts, Geneva, 1974-1977, to Executive Committee of United Nations High Common for Refugees, 1978, 79, 80.
Staff director Indochinese Refugee panel, 1986. Member American Association Rhodes Scholars (board directors).
Married Jane Woodbridge, December 31, 1957 (divorced). Children: Lisa, Michael. Married Sue Hubbell, February 13, 1988.
1 stepchild, Brian.