Background
Lowenstein, James Gordon was born on August 6, 1927 in Long Branch, New Jersey, United States. Son of Melvyn Gordon and Katherine Price (Goldsmith) Lowenstein.
Diplomat international consultant
Lowenstein, James Gordon was born on August 6, 1927 in Long Branch, New Jersey, United States. Son of Melvyn Gordon and Katherine Price (Goldsmith) Lowenstein.
Graduate, Loomis School, 1945. Bachelor, Yale University, 1949. Postgraduate, Harvard Law School, 1955—1956.
With Office Special Republican in Europe, Economic Cooperation Administration, Paris, 1950—1951. Member United States Special Mission to Yugoslavia, Sarajevo, 1951. Foreign service officer Bureau European Affairs Department State, 1957—1958.
Foreign service officer American Embassy, Colombo, 1959—1961, Belgrade, 1961—1964. Consultant Foreign Relations Committee, United States Senate, Washington, 1965—1974. Principal deputy assistant secretary state for European affairs, 1974—1977.
Ambassador to Luxembourg, 1977—1981. With Bureau European Affairs, Department State, 1981—1982. Partner IRC Group, Washington, 1982—1987.
Senior consultant Associated Public-Safety Communications Officers Associate, 1988—1999. Member international observer group Sri Lanka elections, 1993, 94, senior elections advisory Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe Mission to Bosnia, 1996, 97. Past director American College of Physicians Capital, Ltd.
Past chairman board director The Ukraine Fund. Past trustee Lafarge (United States) Holdings Trust. Past secretary board Emerging Eastern European Fund.
Past chairman Baltic Investments. Past director AIS Worldwide Fund. Co-founder, board director French-American Foundation.
Chairman, advisory council American Library. Paris.; past board director Refugees International. Past member advisory council School Advanced International Studies and Bologna (Italy) Center Johns Hopkins U.past trustee Madeira School.
Lieutenant (junior grade) United States Naval Reserve, 1952-1955, staff Naval War College, 1954-1955. Member Council Foreign Relations, International Institute Strategic Studies, French Institute International Relations, Metropolitan Club, Century Association, Knickerbocker Club, Explorers Club, River Club, Travellers Club of Paris, Polo de Paris.
Married Dora LaurindaRichardson, June 11, 1955 (divorced 1977). Children: Laurinda Vinson (Douglas), Price Gordon. Married Anne Cornely de la Selle, July 4, 1981.