Background
Thayer, Robert Helyer was born on September 22, 1901 in Southboro, Massachusetts, United States. Son of William Greenough and Violet (Otis) Thayer.
Thayer, Robert Helyer was born on September 22, 1901 in Southboro, Massachusetts, United States. Son of William Greenough and Violet (Otis) Thayer.
Student, Amherst College, 1918-1919. Student Service Council, 1964-1978, Washington Performing Arts Soc.
Bar: New York 1926. With Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft, 1926-1929, 47-49, associate counsel public service law investigation, New York State, 1929, associate counsel federal bankruptcy laws investigation, Southern District New York, 1929. With Donovan, Leisure, Newton & Lumbard, 1929-1932, member firm., 1932-1937, assistant district attorney, New York County, 1937-1941, chief indictment branch, 1938-1941. Assistant New York State commissioner housing, 1946.
Commissioner against discrimination, New York State, 1949-1951. Assistant United States ambassador to France, 1951-1954. Officer charge Western European affairs Operations Coordination Board, 1954-1955.
United States minister to, Rumania, 1955-1958. Assistant secretary Department State, 1958-1961. Associate director general American Field Service International Scholarships, 1961-1965, director government relations, 1965-1971.
Consultant to secretary of state, 1961-1984. Assistant to John Foster Dulles, United Nations Charter Conference, San Francisco, 1945. Candidate for Congress from Brooklyn, 1946.
Board directors New York Philharmonic Society, 1935-1955. Board of managers New York City Mission Society, 1939-1955. Board directors Foreign student Service Council, 1964-1978, Washington Performing Arts Society, 1967-1972, Kennedy Center Prodns.
Inc., Alliance Française, AFS International Scholarships, 1967-1978. Trustee St. Mark’s School, 1940-1978, National Trust History Preservation, 1966-1977, AFS International/Intercultural Programs. Advisory council School Advanced International Studies Johns Hopkins.
Executive Committee International Council on Monuments and Sites.
Served from lieutenant commander to commander of The United States Navy Reserve, 1941-1945. Member New York Bar Association, Audubon Society, Foreign Policy Association, Washington Institute Foreign Affairs, Council on Foreign Relations, English Speaking Union. Clubs: Somerset (Boston).
Married Virginia Pratt, December 30, 1926. Children: Robert Helyer, Sally Sears, Stephen Badger.