Murat Willis Williams

Background

Williams, Murat Willis was born on June 11, 1914 in Richmond, Virginia, United States. Son of Lewis Catlett and Maria Ward (Williams) Williams.

Education

Student, Woodberry Forest School, 1928-1931; Bachelor of Arts, Univercity Virginia, 1935; Bachelor of Arts, University of Oxford Bachelor of Arts (Rhodes Scholar, 1936-1939), 1938; Master of Arts, 1943.

Career

Reporter, Richmond News Leader, 1935-1936; assistant to editor, Richmond News Leader, 1940; assistant, Department of State, 1946-1947; private secretary to the United States ambassador to Spain, 1939-1940; appointed foreign service officer, 1947; 1st secretary, San Salvador, 1947-1949; 1st secretary and sometime charge d'affaires, Bucharest, 1949-1951; assistant to deputy undersecretary of state, 1951-1953; student, National War College, 1953-1954; consul general, Salonika, 1954-1955; foreign service inspector, 1955-1956; deputy director, Office of Greek, Turkish, Iranian Affairs, Department State, 1956-1959; counselor of embassy, Tel Aviv, Israel, 1959-1961; ambassador to, San Salvador, 1961-1964; deputy director coordination, Bureau Intelligence and Research, Washington, 1964-1965. Visiting scholar Mary Washington College.

Achievements

• Murat Willis Williams has been listed as a noteworthy government official by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Chairman Virginia State Committee for McCarthy for President, 1968. Democratic nominee for House of Representatives from 7th District Virginia, 1970, 72. President Virginia Center for Creative Arts, 1974-1975.

Board directors Public Welfare Foundation, 1972-1993. Member American Committee on East-West Accord, International Institute Strategic Studies. Advisor Washington Office on Latin America.

Chairman advisory board School International Service, American University, 1977-1979. Lieutenant Commander United States Naval Reserve, 1940-1945. Member University Virginia Society of Fellows, Phi Beta Kappa, Delta Psi.

Clubs: Metropolitan (Washington).

Connections

Married Eda Louise Burke, May 2, 1942 (deceased July 29, 1944). Married Joan Cunningham, January 24, 1946. Children: Kathleen, Brigid, Nicholas, Michael.

Father:

Lewis Catlett Williams

Mother:

Maria Ward (Williams) Williams

Spouse:

Eda Louise Burke

Spouse:

Joan Cunningham

child:

Kathleen Williams

child:

Michael Williams

child:

Nicholas Williams

child:

Brigid Williams