Background
Weiss, Leonard was born on June 5, 1918 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Ben and Esther (Tepper) Weiss.
International economics consultant
Weiss, Leonard was born on June 5, 1918 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Ben and Esther (Tepper) Weiss.
Bachelor of Arts, University of Chicago, 1939; Master of Arts, Fletcher School Law and Diplomacy, 1940.
Research assistant, Illinois Tax Commission, 1938;
research assistant, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, 1940;
fellow, Brookings Institution, 1941-1942;
economist, Office Inter-American Affairs, 1942-1943, 46;
official, Department of State, 1946-1956;
foreign service officer, Department of State, 1956-1974;
assistant chief trade agreements division, alternate chairman inter-departmental trade agreements committee, until 1957;
deputy director and acting director, USOM, Belgrade, Yugoslavia, 1957-1960;
also 1st secretary, American Embassy, Belgrade, 1957-1958;
then counselor economics affairs, American embassy, Belgrade, 1959-1960;
with, Department State, Washington, 1960-1963;
deputy director, then director Office International Trade and Finance, Department State, 1960-1963;
counselor economics affairs, American embassy, New Delhi, 1963-1965;
also minister-counselor political and economics affairs, American embassy, New Delhi, India, 1965-1967;
minister economics and commercial affairs American embassy, Bonn, 1968-1970;
deputy director Bureau Intelligence and Research, Department State, Washington, 1970-1974;
chief, World Bank Mission, Bangladesh, 1974-1978;
international economics consultant, member trade policy group, United States Atlantic Council, 1978-1988. United States delegate Economic and Social Council (of the United Nations), 1951, General Agreement of Tariff and Trades, 1950, 53-54, 55, 61, 62, 63, Organization of European Economic Cooperation Council of Ministers meeting, 1954. Vice chairman United States delegate to ECAFE, 1965, 66, 67, alternate United States representative, 1966-1967.
Special representative for Offset Talks, 1968. Member United States delegate to Offset Talks, 1969, Senior Seminar Foreign Policy, State Department, 1967-1968, World Bank delegate to Bangladesh Aid Group meeting, 1974, 75, 76, 77.
Served to Lieutenant (junior grade) United States Naval Reserve, 1943-1946. Member American Economics Association, American Society International Law (research and study panel on international trade issues 1982-1983), American Foreign Service Association, Diplomatic and Consular Officers Retired, Alumni Association Fletcher School Law and Diplomacy, University of Chicago Alumni Association, 1818 Society (World Bank), Phi Beta Kappa. M C.
Married Mary L. Barker, September 21, 1946. Children: Susan R., David A.