Background
Satterthwaite, Joseph Charles was born on March 4, 1900 in Tecumseh, Michigan, United States. Son of Joseph Newton and Eva (Perry) Satterthwaite.
Satterthwaite, Joseph Charles was born on March 4, 1900 in Tecumseh, Michigan, United States. Son of Joseph Newton and Eva (Perry) Satterthwaite.
AB, University of Michigan, 1923; AM, University of Michigan, 1924; Doctor of Laws, University of Michigan, 1958.
Foreign service clerk, Stuttgart, Germany, 1924; foreign service officer, Department State, Washington, 1926-1927; vice consul, Guadalajara, Mexico, 1927-1929; 3d secretary, American Embassy, Mexico City, 1929-1934; secretary American delegation, North and Center American Regional Radio Conference, Mexico City, 1933; 3d secretary, American Embassy, Buenos Aires, 1934; 2d secretary, American Embassy, Buenos Aires, 1935-1936; secretary American delegation, Inter-American Conference for Maintenance of Peace, Buenos Aires, 1936; 2d secretary, American Embassy, Ankara, Turkey, 1940; 1st secretary, American Embassy, Ankara, 1941; 1st secretary of legation and consul, Damascus, 1944; assistant chief Division Near Eastern Affairs, State Department, 1945; special assistant to director Office Near Eastern and African Affairs, acting chief Division Research for Near East and Africa, State Department, 1946-1947; deputy director, State Department, 1947-1948; director, State Department, 1948; appointed A.E. & P. to Cylon, 1949; diplomatic agent, minister, Tangier, Morocco, 1953; ambassador to Burma, 1955; director general, Foreign Svc., 1957-1958; assistant secretary of state for African affairs, 1958-1961; ambassador to Republic of South Africa, 1961-1965; presidential representative with rank of minister and chief of special diplomatic mission to, Kingdom of Nepal, negotiating 1st agreement of commerce and friendship with that country, 1947. Presidential representative with rank of minister and chief of special diplomatic mission to Kingdom of Nepal, negotiating 1st agreement of commerce and friendshp with that country, 1947.
With United States Army, 1918-1919. Member American Foreign Service Association (president 1959), Diplomatic and Consular Officers Retired (president 1974-1975), Middle East Institute, Metropolitan Club, Army and Navy Club (Washington), Phi Beta Kappa.
Son of; married Leyia Ilbars, December 18, 1945. 1 child, Ruth Eva.