Background
Herz, Martin Florian was born on July 9, 1917 in New York City. Son of Gustave L. and Edith (Flammerschein) Herz.
Herz, Martin Florian was born on July 9, 1917 in New York City. Son of Gustave L. and Edith (Flammerschein) Herz.
Bachelor of Science, Columbia, 1937. Entered United States Foreign Service, 1946, 3d secretary, Vienna, Austria, 1946-1948, Washington, 1949-1950, 2d secretary, Paris, France, 1950-1954, Phnom Penh, Cambodia, 1955-1956, 1st secretary, 1956-1957, Tokyo, Japan, 1957-1959. Special assistant Bureau African Affairs, Washington, 1960-1963, political counselor, Tehran, Iran, 1963-1967.
Country director Laos, Cambodia Department State, Washington, 1967-1968, counselor with rank minister, Saigon, Vietnam, 1968-1970, deputy assistant secretary state international organization affairs, Washington, 1970-1974.
Ambassador People's Republic of Bulgaria, Sofia, 1974-1977. Oscar Iden research professor diplomacy, director Institute for Study Diplomacy, Georgetown University, Washington, 1977-1983.
Assistant Bureau African Affairs, Washington, 1960-1963, political Assistant secretary state international Editor: Decline of the West? George Kennan and his Critics, 1978, The Modern Ambassador, 1983.
Served from private to major Army of the United States, 1941-1946, European Theatre of Operations, North African Theatre of Operations. Member American Foreign Service Association (director) 1960-1963, 67-68), Freedom House, DACOR.
Married Elisabeth Kremenak, April.