Background
Garrison, Mark Joseph was born on May 27, 1930 in Kokomo, Indiana, United States. Son of Mark and Nora Lucile (Ogborn) Garrison.
Diplomat Political science educator
Garrison, Mark Joseph was born on May 27, 1930 in Kokomo, Indiana, United States. Son of Mark and Nora Lucile (Ogborn) Garrison.
Bachelor of Arts, Indiana U., 1953; Master of Arts (Woodrow Wilson fellow), Indiana U., 1954; Master of Arts (Ford Foundation fellow), Columbia University, 1955; postgraduate (Department State fellow), Stanford University, 1970-1971.
Commissioned foreign service officer, Department State, 1955; served in, Department State, Washington, 1955-1957; served in, Department State, Hong Kong, 1957-1959; served in, Department State, Sofia, Bulgaria., 1960-1962; served in, Department State, Washington, 1962-1967; served in, Department State, Prague, Czechoslovakia., 1968-1970; political counselor, United States embassy, Moscow, 1971-1974; minister counselor, United States embassy, 1978-1980. Director Office Soviet Union Affairs, Department State, Washington, 1974-1978. Senior fellow Watson Institute, Brown U., since 1993.
Member faculty School Advanced International Studies Johns Hopkins University, 1966-1967. Director Center for Foreign Policy Development, Brown University, 1981-1993. Member Council on Foreign Relations.
Married Elizabeth Ann Myers, 1949. Children: Elizabeth, Mark Edward, Eric, Sarah.