Background
Knapp, Joseph Burke was born on January 25, 1913 in Portland, Oregon, United States. Son of Joseph Burke and Cornelia Ann (Pinkham) Knapp.
Knapp, Joseph Burke was born on January 25, 1913 in Portland, Oregon, United States. Son of Joseph Burke and Cornelia Ann (Pinkham) Knapp.
Stanford University, 1929-1933, Bachelor of Arts. Oxford University, 1933-1936, Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Letters, Master of Arts. Spoken languages: English, French, German, Spanish.
Senior V President, Operations, International Bank for Reconstruction and Development since 1972. V President & Chairman, Loan Ct- tee, International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, 1956-1972. Director, Western Hemisphere Department, International Monetary Fund, 1952-1956.
Chairman, Joint Brazil-United States Economic Development Commission, United States Department of State, 1951-1952. Economic Adviser, United States Delegation to North Atlantic Treaty Organization, 1950-1951. Assistant Director, Economy Department, International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, 1949.
Director, Office of Finance, Financial & Development Policy, United States Department of State, 1948-1949. Special Assistant to Chairman, Federal Reserve Board, 1945-1948. Adviser, German Economic Affairs, United States Department of State, 1944-1945.
Economist, Federal Reserve Board, 1940-1944. Special Assistant to Managing Director, Brown, Harriman & Company Limited, London, 1936-1940.
President Washington Drama Society, 1952-1963. Trustee Mount Vernon College, Washington, 1960-1966. Member Stanford Associates, Committee on Foreign Relations, Metropolitan Club.
Married Hilary Eaves, April 5, 1939 (divorced 1976). Married Iris Primrose Hay-Edie, October 19, 1976 (deceased 2008).