Background
Barnes,, Harry G. was born on June 5, 1926 in St. Paul. Son of Harry George and Bertha Pauline (Blaul) Barnes.
Barnes,, Harry G. was born on June 5, 1926 in St. Paul. Son of Harry George and Bertha Pauline (Blaul) Barnes.
Bachelor summa cum laude, Amherst College, 1949. Doctor of Laws (honorary), Amherst College, 1984. Master of Arts in History, Columbia University, 1968.
Doctor of Philosophy in Engineering (honorary), Stevens Institute, 1985. Doctor of Laws (honorary), Monterey Institute International Studies, 1989.
With foreign service United States Department State, 1951-1988. Vice-consul Bombay, 1951-1953. Vice consul, 2d secretary Prague, Czechoslovakia, 1953-1955, Moscow, 1957-1959.
Political officer Office of Soviet affairs, Department State, Washington, 1959-1962. Deputy chief mission Kathmandu, Nepal, 1963-1967. Deputy chief of mission Bucharest, Romania, 1968-1971.
Chief junior officer program Department State, Washington, 1971-1972, deputy executive secretary, 1972-1974. Ambassador to Romania Bucharest, 1974-1977. Director general foreign service, director personnel Department State, Washington, 1977-1981.
Ambassador to India, New Delhi, 1981-1985, Chile, Santiago, 1985-1988. Retired; executive director Critical Languages and Area Studies Consortium, 1989-1994. Director conflict resolution and human rights programs The Carter Center, Atlanta, 1994—2000, chairman rights committee, 1997—2000.
Senior advisor Asia Society, since 1999. Cyrus Vance visiting professor international relations Mount Holyoke College, spring 1990. Sol Linowitz visiting professor international relations Hamilton College, fall 1990.
James and Joan Warburg visiting professor international relations Simmons College, fall 199l-spring 1993. Senior fellow World Wild Life Fund-Conservation Foundation, 1989-1991. Interim director Human Rights Program Career Center, 1993-1994, director human rights and conflict resolution programs, 1995-2000.
Chairman board directors Romanian-American Enterprise Fund, since 1996. President Peacham Community Housing, Vermont, since 2003.
With United States.Army, 1944-1946. President Peacham Community Housing, since 2002. Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Married Elizabeth Ann Sibley. Children: Pauline, Adrienne, Douglas, Sibley.