Background
Fobes, John Edwin was born on March 16, 1918 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Wilfred and Mable (Skogsberg) Fobes.
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JOHN EDWIN FOBES
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JOHN EDWIN FOBES, Diplomat, Official. Deputy Director General, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. D. of Humanities, Bucknell University, 72; Phi Beta Kappa. Society for International Development; American Society for Public Admin; International Study Association; American Society of International Law.
Education
Northwestern University, Evanston, 1935-1939, Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Surgery. Fletcher School of Law & Diplomacy, 1939-1941, Master of Arts. School for Advanced International Study, Johns Hopkins University, 1960, Certificate.
Indiana University, Bloomington, 1970. Harvard University Center for International Study, 1970, Visiting Scholar. Spoken languages: English, French.
Career
With Bureau Budget, Washington, 1942, 1946—1948. Secretariat preparatory commission of United Nations London, 1945. Executive secretary United Nations advisory group of experts on administration, personnel and budgetary questions, 1946.
Adviser Pan American Union, 1947—1948. With ECA, Marshall Plan, 1948—1952. Attache United States delegate to North Atlantic Treaty Organization and Organization of European Economic Cooperation Paris, 1952—1955.
Director Office International Administration Department State, Washington, 1955—1959, special assistant to assistant secretary state, 1959—1960. Assistant director Technology Cooperation Mission to India, 1960—1962. Deputy director Agency for International Development Mission to India, 1962—1964.
Assistant director general United Nations Educational, Paris, 1964—1970, deputy director general, 1970—1977. Visiting research scholar Indiana University, 1970, Harvard, 1970. Visiting scholar Duke University, Durham, 1978—1982.
Visiting lecturer University North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1981—1982. Adjunct professor Western Carolina U.1, 1983—1990. Member advisory committee United Nations General Assembly, 1955—1960.
Chairman United States National Commission for United Nations Educational, 1980—1981. Served as major United States Army Air Force, 1942-1946, European Theatre of Operations.
Achievements
Membership
Member advisory committee United Nations General Assembly, 1955-1960. Served as major United States Army Air Force 1942-1946, European Theatre of Operations. Clarion Dewitt Hardy scholar Northwestern University, 1939.
Fellow WorldAcad.
Arts and Sciences. Member Academy Council on United Nations, International Studies Association, World Futures Studies Federation United States Association foreign
Interests
Connections
Married Hazel Ward Weaver, June 7, 1941. Children: Patricia Cleveland, John Geoffrey Weaver.
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Nationality
American
Education
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1939
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1940
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1973