Background
Lewis, Samuel Winfield was born on October 1, 1930 in Houston, Texas, United States. Son of Samuel Winfield and Sue Roselle (Hurley) Lewis.
Diplomat federal agency administrator
Lewis, Samuel Winfield was born on October 1, 1930 in Houston, Texas, United States. Son of Samuel Winfield and Sue Roselle (Hurley) Lewis.
Bachelor magna cum laude, Yale University, 1952. Master of Arts, Johns Hopkins University, 1954. Doctor of Philosophy (honorary), Tel Aviv University, 1985.
Doctor of Philosophy (honorary), Hebrew University Jerusalem, 1985. Doctor of Philosophy (honorary), Weizman Institute of Science, 1985. Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Hebrew Union College, 1986.
Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Baltimore Hebrew University, 1988. Doctor of Laws (honorary), Salem-Teikyo University, 1991.
Executive assistant American Trucking Association, Washington., 1953-1954. Foreign service officer Department State, Washington, 1954-1985. Consular officer Naples, Italy, 1954-1955.
Consul Florence, Italy, 1955-1959. Officer-in-charge Italian affairs Washington, 1959-1961. Special assistant to undersecretary state, 1961.
Special assistant to special representative of president, 1961-1963. Deputy assistant director United States Agency for International Development Mission to Brazil, Rio de Janeiro, 1964-1965. Executive officer embassy, 1965-1967.
Deputy director Office Brazil Affairs, Washington, 1967-1968. Senior staff member for Latin American Affairs National Security Council, White House, 1968-1969. Special assistant for policy planning Bureau Inter-American Affairs, 1969.
Special assistant to director general Foreign Service, 1970-1971. Deputy chief mission and counselor embassy Kabul, Afghanistan, 1971-1974. Deputy director policy planning staff Department State, 1974-1975, assistant secretary state for international organization, 1975-1977.
United States ambassador to Israel, 1977-1985. Lecturer, diplomat-in-residence Johns Hopkins Foreign Policy Institute, Washington, 1985-1986. President United States Institute of Peace, 1987-1993.
Director policy planning staff United States Department State, 1993-1994, consultant, 1994-1995. Senior international fellow The Dayan Center, Tel Aviv University, 1986-1987. Chairman board overseers Harry S. Truman Research Institute for Advancement of Peace, Hebrew University, 1986-1991.
Guest scholar The Brookings Institute, Washington, 1987. Member board advisors Washington Institute Near East Policy, 1986-1993, 98—, counselor, 1995-1998. Advisory committee Search for Common Ground in the Middle East, Washington, since 1994, chairman, since 2005.
Visiting professor Hamilton College, spring 1995, fall 1997, spring 2008, adjunct professor School Foreign Service, Georgetown University, 1996. Senior advisor Israel Policy Forum, since 1998. Professional lecturer Nitze School Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University, 2006.
Lecturer in field.
Board directors Institute for Study Diplomacy, Georgetown University, since 1994. Vice chairman Center Preventive Action, Council Foreign Relations, 1994-1997. Member American Academy Diplomacy (board directors since 1995, vice chairman board directors 1995-1999), American Foreign Service Association, United States Interreligious Committee for Peace in the Middle East, United Nations Association, Middle East Institute, Association Diplomatic Studies and Training (board directors 1995-2005, since 2006), Institute World Affairs (board directors 1996-2005), Partners for Democratic Change (board directors since 2004), Cousteau Society, Sierra Club, Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Sallie Kate Smoot, June 20, 1953. Children: Pamela Gracelle, Richard Winfield.