Background
Martin, Graham Anderson was born on September 22, 1912 in Mars Hill, North Carolina, United States. Son of Gustav Alexander and H. Hildreth (Marshbanks) Martin.
Martin, Graham Anderson was born on September 22, 1912 in Mars Hill, North Carolina, United States. Son of Gustav Alexander and H. Hildreth (Marshbanks) Martin.
AB, Wake Forest University, 1932. Doctor of Laws, Wake Forest University, 1969. Doctor of Humane Letters, Campbell College, 1968.
Washington newspaper correspondent, 1932-1933;
aide to deputy administrator, NRA, 1933-1936;
assistant to chairman, Social Security Board, 1936-1937;
dirst. manager, Social Security Board, 1937-1941;
regional director, Federal Security Agency, 1941-1942;
chief field operations, Federal Security Agency, 1946;
branch chief, War Assets Administration, 1946-1947;
with, United States Foreign Svc., 1947-1973. Attache American Embassy, Paris, 1947-1950, counselor, 1951, assistant chief of mission, 1953-1955, coordinator European regional administrative affairs, 1950. Department state adviser Air War College, 1955-1957.
Special assistant under secretary state for economics affairs, 1957-1959, special assistant under secretary state, 1959-1960. Consul general Geneva, Switzerland, 1960-1961. Ambassador to European office United Nations, 1960-1962.
Deputy United States coordinator Alliance for Progress, 1962-1963, United States.ambassador to Thailand, Bangkok, 1963-1967. United States permanent representative ECAFE,1963-1967. United States representative 16th session Economics Commission Europe, 1961.
United States county representative Southeast Asia Treaty Organization, 1963-1967. Special assistant to secretary of state for refugee and migration affairs, 1967-1969. United States ambassador to Italy, 1969-1973, to Vietnam, 1973-1975.
Colonel United States Army Air Force, 1942-1946. Member American Foreign Service Association (vice president 1962-1963), American Academy Political and Social Science, University Club (Washington).
Married Dorothy Wallace. Children: Janet Ann, Nancy Lane, David.