Background
Foster, Julian Barringer was born on July 29, 1897 in Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States. Son of Edwin Hardy and Margaret Massey, (Chunn) F.
Foster, Julian Barringer was born on July 29, 1897 in Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States. Son of Edwin Hardy and Margaret Massey, (Chunn) F.
Student of University of Alabama, 1917. B.F.S., Georgtown University School of Foreign Service, Washington, District of Columbia, 1923. Graduate work in economics, Columbia University, 1923-1924.
New York University, 1924-1925.
Began as journalist, 1917. France-Civilian official with United States Quartermaster Depot, 1920-1921. Special agent, Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce, New York, 1923-1924.
Assistant trade commissioner for the Department of Commerce, Sydney, Australia, 1925, Melbourne, 1925. Trade commissioner, Wellington, New Zealand, 1927-1933. Trade commissioner, Singapore, Straits Settlements, 1933-1937.
Commercial attache, American Legation, Copenhagen, Denmark, 1937-1942. Assigned as liaison officer for Department of State with War Shipping Administration and Maritime Commission, 1942-1943. Delegate for State Department at International Chamber of Commerce Convention, Copenhagen, 1939.
Technical advisor of State Department at International Refugee Congress, Bermuda, 1943.
Member of Masons; Knights of Pythias. Clubs: Royal Sidney, Atheneum, Wellesley, Wellington Golf, University.
Married Henrietta Winning Leckie, February 23, 1929. Children: Juliette, Margaret Irene, Beverley Leckie.