John Douglas Scanlan

Background

Scanlan, John Douglas was born on December 20, 1927 in Thief River Falls, Minnesota, United States. Son of Paul Douglas and Ruby (Bennes) Scanlan.

Education

Bachelor, University of Minnesota, 1952; Master of Arts in Russian Studies, University of Minnesota, 1955.

Career

Instructor, University of Minnesota, 1955; Soviet research analyst, unites states department State, Washington, 1956-1958; third secretary, American Embassy, Moscow, 1958-1960; cultural attache, American Embassy, Warsaw, 1961-1965; second secretary, American Embassy, Montevideo, 1966-1967; principal officer, American Consulate, Poznan, Poland, 1967-1969; senior representative to, unites states department Defense, Washington, 1969-1971; desk officer, United States-Soviet bilateral relations, 1971-1973; political counselor, American Embassy, Warsaw, 1973-1975; member state executive seminar, Washington, 1975-1976; special assistant to, Director General of Foreign Service, 1976-1977; deputy director for Europe,, United States Information Agency, 1977-1979; deputy chief, Mission in Belgrade, Yugoslavia, 1979-1981; deputy assistant secretary of state for European affairs, 1981-1982; foreign affairs fellow, Fletcher School Law and Diplomacy, Tufts U., 1983-1984; chairman United States delegate to, Conference on Security and Cooperative in Europe, Cultural Forum Preparatory Conference, Budapest, 1984; ambassador to Yugoslavia,, American Embassy, Belgrade, 1985-1989; deputy commandant, United States Army War College, Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania, 1989-1991; senior consultant, East EUR, ICN Pharmaceutcals Inc. Member Executive Board Project on Ethnic Rels. Member Center Strategic and International Studies United States- European-Poland Action Commission.

Advisory county American Bar Association Control and East European Law Initiative project, president United States-Yugoslavia Business Council.

Achievements

• John Douglas Scanlan has been listed as a noteworthy Foreign service officer, ambassador by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Planning Commission, Falls Church, Virginia, 1972-1973, City Council, 1975-1979.

Connections

Married Margaret Anne Calvi (deceased 2006). Children: Kathleen, Michael, Malia, John.

Father:

Paul Douglas Scanlan

Mother:

Ruby (Bennes) Scanlan

Spouse:

Margaret Anne Calvi

child:

Michael Scanlan

child:

Kathleen Scanlan

child:

Malia Scanlan

child:

John Scanlan