James Graham Parsons

October 28, 1907 (age 83)

New York City

Private secretary to the United States ambassador to Japan,, American Embassy, Tokyo, 1932-1936; vice consul, American Embassy, Havana, Cuba, 1936-1938; vice consul, American Embassy, Mukden, Manchuria, 1938-1940; 3d secretary, vice consul, American Embassy, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, 1940-1943; assigned, Department State, Washington, 1943-1947; assistant chief division British commonwealth affairs, Department State, Washington, 1945-1947; assistant to personal representative of President of the United States to Pope,, The Vatican, 1947-1948; 1st secretary, consul, American Embassy, New Delhi and Kathmandu, Nepal, 1948-1950; assigned to National War College,, 1950-1951; deputy director Office European Regional Affairs,, Department State, 1951-1953. Deputy chief mission, minister American Embassy, Tokyo, 1953-1956, ambassador to Kingdomof Laos, Vientiane, 1956-1958, to Sweden, Stockholm, 1961-1967. Deputy assistant secretary state Department State, 1958=59, assistant secretary for Far Eastern affairs, 1959-1961, senior foreign service inspector, 1967-1969, advisory to Industrial College Armed Forces, 1969-1970, consultant, 1972-1974. Deputy chairman United States. Strategic Arms Limitation Talks delegate, Vienna and Helsinki, 1970-1972. Member Permanent Joint Board on Defense United States and Canada, 1945-1947.

James Graham Parsons

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Background

Parsons, James Graham was born on October 28, 1907 in New York City. Son of James Graham and Adelaide Douglas (Smyth) Parsons.

Education

Bachelor, Yale University, 1929; postgraduate, New York University, 1931-1932.

Career

Private secretary to the United States ambassador to Japan,, American Embassy, Tokyo, 1932-1936; vice consul, American Embassy, Havana, Cuba, 1936-1938; vice consul, American Embassy, Mukden, Manchuria, 1938-1940; 3d secretary, vice consul, American Embassy, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, 1940-1943; assigned, Department State, Washington, 1943-1947; assistant chief division British commonwealth affairs, Department State, Washington, 1945-1947; assistant to personal representative of President of the United States to Pope,, The Vatican, 1947-1948; 1st secretary, consul, American Embassy, New Delhi and Kathmandu, Nepal, 1948-1950; assigned to National War College,, 1950-1951; deputy director Office European Regional Affairs,, Department State, 1951-1953. Deputy chief mission, minister American Embassy, Tokyo, 1953-1956, ambassador to Kingdomof Laos, Vientiane, 1956-1958, to Sweden, Stockholm, 1961-1967. Deputy assistant secretary state Department State, 1958=59, assistant secretary for Far Eastern affairs, 1959-1961, senior foreign service inspector, 1967-1969, advisory to Industrial College Armed Forces, 1969-1970, consultant, 1972-1974.

Deputy chairman United States. Strategic Arms Limitation Talks delegate, Vienna and Helsinki, 1970-1972. Member Permanent Joint Board on Defense United States and Canada, 1945-1947.

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James Graham Parsons has been listed as a noteworthy Foreign service officer by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Yale Club (New York City), Metropolitan Club (Washington), Phi Beta Kappa, Zeta Psi.

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Married Margaret Josephine Boulton, September 25, 1936 (deceased 1987). Children: Margaret Parsons Hallett, Jane I. Parsons Lyons.

Father:: James Graham Parsons
Mother:: Adelaide Douglas (Smyth) Parsons
Spouse:: Margaret Josephine Boulton
child:: Margaret Parsons Hallett Parsons
child:: Jane I. Parsons Lyons Parsons

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