Background
Sussman, Leonard Richard was born on November 26, 1920 in New York City. Son of Jacob and Carrie (Marks) Sussman.
Sussman, Leonard Richard was born on November 26, 1920 in New York City. Son of Jacob and Carrie (Marks) Sussman.
AB, New York University, 1940. Master of Science in Journalism, Columbia University, 1941.
Copy editor New York Morning Telegraph, news editor radio station WQXR, 1941. Cable editor San Juan (Puerto Rico) World Journal, also correspondent Business Week magazine, 1941-1942. Editor foreign broadcast intelligence service Federal Communications Commission, 1942.
Press secretary to Governor of Puerto Rico, 1942-1943. Director information in New York for Government of Puerto Rico, 1946-1949. Regional director, then national executive director American Council Judaism, 1949-1966.
Consultant public affairs consultant Nationwide Insurance Companies (and industrial subsidiary), 1955-1957. Member editorial committee Council Liberal Churches, 1956-1959. Executive director Freedom House, 1967-1988, 96, senior scholar in international communications, since 1988.
Evaluator Fulbright Program Board Foreign Scholarships, 1990-1992. Executive director Willkie Memorial, 1970-1988. Adjunct professor journalsim and mass communications New York University, New York City, 1990-1999.
Adjunct professor School for International and Public Affairs, Columbia University, 2000-2001. Organizer, director Freedom House/Books United States of America, 1968-1985. Editor Freedom at Issue, bimonthly, 1970-1981.
Member United States Delegates to Conference World Communicaiton Year/83, 1982-1983. Organizer academy conferences. Participant International Conference on Press Freedom, Venice, Italy, 1976, 77, Cairo, 1978, Talloires, 1981, 83, San Jose, Costa Rica, Johannnesburg, and Santiago Chile, 1987, others.
Panel competition in space Congressional Office Technology Assessment, 1982-1983.
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Trustee International Council on Future of University, 1973-1984. Board directors World Press Freedom Committee, since 1977. Chairman Friends of Survey Magazine Charitable Trust, London, 1978-1992.
Member United States National Commission for United Nations Educational, 1979-1985, vice chairman, 1983-1985. Member United States delegations to international conference on space, African Aid, United Nations Educational, London Information Forum. Member International Freedom of Expression Exchange, 1995-2003, member council, 1997-1999.
2001-2002. Member International Institute Communications, International Press Institute, International Association Mass Communications Research, Century Club.
Married Frances Rukeyser, May 9, 1942 (divorced 1958). Married Marianne Rita Gutmann, May 28, 1958. Children: Lynne, David William, Mark Jacob.
