Background
Hellyer, George Maclean was born on February 28, 1912 in Riverside, Illinois, United States. Son of Harold J. and Dorothy A. (Maclean) Hellyer.
Hellyer, George Maclean was born on February 28, 1912 in Riverside, Illinois, United States. Son of Harold J. and Dorothy A. (Maclean) Hellyer.
Certified, University Lausanne, Switzerland, 1935.
Tea manufacturer, Hellyer and Company, Shizuoka, Japan, 1932-1934; lecturer, Committee to Defend American by Aiding Allies, 1939; director Western division, Federal Union, Inc., 1940-1941; manager, Robert Anderson and Company, Hong Kong, 1946; manager, Taipei, Taiwan, 1947-1948; partner, Taipei, Taiwan, 1949-1952; public affairs officer and attache, United States Information Agency (and predecessors), Saigon, Phnom Penh and Vientiane, 1952-1954; deputy assistant director, Washington, 1954-1955; assistant director charge Far Eastern programs, 1955-1958; counsellor for public affairs, American embassy, Tokyo, 1958-1960; counsellor for public affairs, American Mission to European Communities, Brussels counsellor for public affairs, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, 1967-1969; member United States delegate, North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Brussels, 1969-1970; consultant, 1970-1988.
Served from private to captain Army of the United States, 1942-1945. Member of Hong Kong, Royal Hong Kong Yacht, Orcas Island Yacht.
Married Margaret H. Dawson, July 2, 1953. Children by previous marriage: Marion M. Hellyer King, Harold J., Robert T., David R.