Background
Harter, John J. was born on January 31, 1926 in Canyon, Texas, United States. Son of Ralph E. and Grace S. Harter.
Harter, John J. was born on January 31, 1926 in Canyon, Texas, United States. Son of Ralph E. and Grace S. Harter.
Bachelor, University Southern California, Los Angeles, 1948. Master of Arts, University Southern California, Los Angeles, 1953. Master of Economics, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1963.
Lecturer in history University Southern California, Los Angeles, 1948-1953. Foreign service officer, various foreign assignments Geneva, South Africa, Chile, Thailand, Department of State, Washington, 1954-1983. Oral historian, 1983—2008.
Conference affairs officer American Foreign Service Association, 1989-1996. Freelance writer, consultant, since 1983. Declassifier Agency for International Development, since 1998.
Secretary, member vestry American Church, Geneva, 1969-1970. Member Diplomatic and Consular Officers Retired, American Foreign Service Association.
Married Irene T. Harter, May 25, 1957 (deceased February 2002). Children: Tian, Tonia, Lal. Married Evelyn Bland Harter, September 19, 2004.