Background
Sewell, John Williamson was born on December 19, 1935 in Cleveland. Son of William and Hilda F. (Gaunt) Sewell.
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Sewell, John Williamson was born on December 19, 1935 in Cleveland. Son of William and Hilda F. (Gaunt) Sewell.
Bachelor of Arts, University Rochester, 1957; Master of Arts, New York University, 1967.
Foreign service officer Department State, 1961-1968. Assistant to director Bureau Intelligence Research, Department State, Washington, 1968-1970. Assistant to president Brookings Institute, 1970-1971.
Vice president Overseas Development Council, 1971-1977, executive vice president, 1977-1979, president, 1980-2000. Senior scholar Woodrow Wilson International Center, since 2001. Member Bretton Woods Committee.
Former vice-chair International Center for Research on Women. Vice chair New Rules for Global Finance, Board Member, Council for the Community Democracies. Member International Advisory Group for 1995 World Summit for Social Development.
Special advisor to the administration United Nations Development Programme, 1988-1999. Chair Working Group on Development of Role of International Monetary Fund. Advisor United Nations Association United States of America, member Global Finance and Trade Architecture Commission Advisory Group, Society for International Development.
Member World Resources Institute, The Carter Center, The Kellogg Institute. Pres.Nat. Choral Foundation, 1969-1975. With United States Army, 1958-1960.
Member Council on Foreign Rels., Cosmos Club.
Married Maryann Strauss, July 19, 1958. Children: Gregory J., Michael P.