Background
Walstrom, Milton Carl was born on May 24, 1920 in Oakland, California, United States. Son of Carl Emmanuel and Nana Elizabeth (Blomquist) Walstrom.
Walstrom, Milton Carl was born on May 24, 1920 in Oakland, California, United States. Son of Carl Emmanuel and Nana Elizabeth (Blomquist) Walstrom.
Student, University Uppsala, Sweden, 1937. Bachelor, University California, 1942. Postgraduate, University Hawaii, 1944.
Postgraduate, American University, Beirut, Lebanon, 1955.
Surveyor Pacific Naval Air Bases, 1942. With United States Army Engineers, 1943-1945. Vice consul Kingston, Jamaica, British West Indies, 1945-1948.
Training Arabic language, area studies Foreign Service Institute, Department State, 1948. 3d secretary, assistant public affairs officer American embassy, Baghdad, Iraq, 1949-1951, 2d secretary, public affairs officer, 1951-1952. Chief economic section consulate general Algiers, Algeria, 1952-1955.
Attache, consul American embassy, Beirut, 1955-1956, chief political section Amman, Jordan, 1956-1958, acting deputy chief mission, 1958-1959. Acting officer-in-charge Central Treaty Organization affairs Department State, 1959-1960. Supervisory international relations officer Office Near Eastern Affairs, 1960-1962.
Member policy planning staff Office Assistant Secretary Defense (International Security Affairs), Washington, 1962-1964. Chief political-military affairs section American embassy, Bangkok, Thailand, 1964-1966, counselor of embassy, 1966. Deputy director Office East Asian and Pacific Regional Affairs, Department State, 1967-1968, supervisor senior officer career management and assignments, 1968.
Chief politico-military affairs American embassy, Saigon, Vietnam, 1969-1970. Deputy political adviser to commander-in-chief Pacific Honolulu, 1970-1973. Director Department State Reception Center, 1973-1978.
Managing director international executive consultant company Kailua, Hawaii, since 1978.
Member American Foreign Service Association, University California Alumni Association, Delta Phi Epsilon. Clubs: Dacor House (Washington).
Married Elizabeth Anne Bown, August 12, 1944 (divorced 1985). Children– Thomas Carl, Kathryn Anne.