James Histed Lewis

Background

Lewis, James Histed was born on December 18, 1912 in Carbondale, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Edward Butts and Laura (Histed) Lewis.

Education

AB., George Washington University, 1935; A.M., George Washington University, 1939.

Career

Assistant in political science, George Washington University, Washington, 1934-1936; member of staff division trade agreements, unites states department State, Washington, 1936-1942; foreign service auxiliary officer, special assistant ambassador, American Embassy, London, 1942-1944; economist division commercial policy, unites states department State, Washington, 1944-1945; secretary Secretary State's Staff Committee, unites states department State, Washington, 1945-1946; advisor economics United States Delaware of Paris Peace Conference and Council Foreign Ministers, unites states department State, Washington, 1946; chief British Commonwealth branch division commercial policy, unites states department State, Washington, 1947-1949; with Office British Commonwealth and Northern European Affairs, unites states department State, Washington, 1949-1954; member United States delegate, General Agreement of Tariff and Trades trade negotiations, Annecy, France, 1949; head negotiator, General Agreement of Tariff and Trades trade negotiations, Torquay, England, 1950-1951; head negotiator, General Agreement of Tariff and Trades trade negotiations, Geneva, 1956, 61; commissioned foreign service officer, unites states department State, Washington, 1954; 1st secretary American embassy and consul in London, unites states department State, Washington, 1954-1957; counselor economics affairs American embassy in Copenhagen, unites states department State, Washington, 1957-1961; chief division trade agreements, unites states department State, Washington, 1961-1962; chief division commercial policy and treaties, unites states department State, Washington, 1962-1963; deputy director Office International Trade, unites states department State, Washington, 1963-1965; minister-counselor for economics affairs United States mission to Geneva, also deputy head United States delegate Kennedy round trade negotiations, unites states department State, Washington, 1965-1967; deputy director general with personal rank of ambassador General Agreement of Tariff and Trades Secretariat in Geneva, unites states department State, Washington, 1967-1969; counselor American embassy in Bonn, Federal Republic Germany, unites states department State, Washington, 1969-1970; deputy ambassador American embassy in Helsinki, unites states department State, Washington, 1970-1973; retired, unites states department State, Washington, 1973; consultant multilateral trade matters, since 1975.

Achievements

• James Histed Lewis has been listed as a noteworthy foreign service officer by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member American Foreign Service Association, Pi Gamma Mu, Delta Phi Epsilon.

Connections

Married Betty Prater, December 12, 1943. Children— Jane, Marie, David, Jon.

Father:

Edward Butts Lewis

Mother:

Laura (Histed) Lewis

Spouse:

Betty Prater

child:

Jon Lewis

child:

David Lewis

child:

Marie Lewis

child:

Jane Lewis