Background
Walker, Herman was born on November 21, 1910 in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. Son of Herman and Georgia Elizabeth (Graham) Walker.
educator foreign service officer
Walker, Herman was born on November 21, 1910 in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. Son of Herman and Georgia Elizabeth (Graham) Walker.
Bachelor of Arts, Duke U., 1931; Master of Arts, Duke U., 1933; Doctor of Philosophy, Duke U., 1937; student, University Paris, 1934-1935; Master of Arts, Harvard University, 1938.
Economist, legislative analyst, Resettlement Administration, Department Agriculture, 1936-1938, 39-46; instructor government, Louisiana State University, 1938-1939; treaty adviser, Department State, 1946-1956; became consultant foreign service, Department State, 1955; 1st secretary, United States embassy, Paris, 1956-1959; vice chairman, United States delegation to General Agreement of Tariff and Trades Tariff Conference, Geneva, 1960-1962; chairman, Trade Agreements Committee, 1961-1962; retired, Trade Agreements Committee, 1962; consultant, Department State, 1962-1967; visiting professor, Duke U., 1962-1963; professor international affairs, George Washington University, Army War College, 1964-1965; chairman division history, political economy, State University College, New Paltz, New York, 1965-1969; department chairman economics and political science, State University College, 1969-1977; emeritus, State University College, 1977-1994.
Served with United States Army Air Force, 1943-1945. Member Southern Political Science Association Beta Kappa.
Married Betty Friemel, October 17, 1936. 1 son, Steven F.; married Evelyn Acomb, January 26, 1969.