Background
Upston, John Edwin was born on April 17, 1935 in Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, United States. Son of John E. and Claudia (Smith) University.
Upston, John Edwin was born on April 17, 1935 in Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, United States. Son of John E. and Claudia (Smith) University.
Student, Virginia Military Institute, 1954-1955; student in international relations, Harvard University, 1957; AB, Stanford, 1958.
Founding administrator, Mental Research Institute, Palo Alto, California, 1959-1961; director, Mental Research Institute, since 1961; business developer, New York City, San Francisco, since 1961; creator, producer Career, Westinghouse Broadcasting Network television series, 1961; member management planning policy implementation staff, Department State, Washington, 1964-1965; advisory, International Organisation Affairs, 21st-22d United Nations General Assembly member permanent, United States Mission to United Nations, New York City, 1966-1969; associate, Burnham & Company, investment bankers, New York City, 1969-1970; executive director, Secretary of State's Committee Facilitate International Travel, since 1970; special assistant undersecretary State for management, 1970-1972; executive director United States National Common for United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, Bureau International Organisation Affairs, Department State, 1972-1977; United States representative regional meeting, European National Commission, Varna United States representative regional meeting, European National Commission, Bulgaria and Bucharest United States representative regional meeting, European National Commission, Rumania United States adviser, General Conference United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, Paris, 1972; United States adviser, General Conference United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, Nairobi, Kenya, 1976; general manager, Mediphone, Inc., 1961; vice-president, director, Broadcast Development Corporation, New York City, since 1962; member of national security and international relations advisory county, Republican National Committee, 1976-1980; founder and president, Caribbeana Council, Washington and Barbados, West Indies, 1977-1981; coordinator, Caribbean Affairs, Bureau Inter-American Affairs, Department State, Washington, 1981-1986; United States ambassador to Rwanda, 1986-1988. Member White House Task Force for P.R., 1981-1986. Presidential delegate to Independence of Antigua, 1981.
Past director Tolstoy Foundation. Member Caribbean Conservation Association, Barbados, task force on United States immigration policy Council on Foreign Relations. Board directors Crossroads Africa, Inc.
Honorary member Population Crises Committee, Washington. Member Republican National Committee National Security and Foreign Relations Advisory Council, 1976-1980. Member of Knickerbocker (New York City).
Married Cristina Paige Brookes, January 1985. Children: John Edwin, III, Michael Gignoux, Bennett Coit, Leland Craven.