Background
John Coert Campbell was born on October 8, 1911, in New York City, New York, United States. He was a son of Allan Reuben Campbell and Gertrude Helen (DuBois) Campbell.
Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, United States
In 1933, John received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Harvard University. Later, in 1936, he got a Master of Arts degree from the same university. Then, Campbell continued his education at Harvard, graduating with a Doctor of Philosophy degree in 1940.
Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, United States
In 1933, John received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Harvard University. Later, in 1936, he got a Master of Arts degree from the same university. Then, Campbell continued his education at Harvard, graduating with a Doctor of Philosophy degree in 1940.
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Perhaps no aspect of American foreign relations has been in greater need of clarification and understanding, than our policy toward the Communist nations of Eastern Europe, both as to what has happened in the past and what is possible for the future. In this book, a former State Department Official provides objective information, which will help students, professors, members of adult study groups and others, concerned with American foreign policy, to understand and discuss this important subject.
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1965
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John Coert Campbell was born on October 8, 1911, in New York City, New York, United States. He was a son of Allan Reuben Campbell and Gertrude Helen (DuBois) Campbell.
In 1933, John received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Harvard University. Later, in 1936, he got a Master of Arts degree from the same university. Then, Campbell continued his education at Harvard, graduating with a Doctor of Philosophy degree in 1940. His doctoral dissertation was on Romania.
In 1940, John began his career as a political science instructor at the University of Louisville, a post he held till 1941. Between 1942 and 1946, he held a position of a specialist in Eastern Europe at the State Department. In 1948, he worked as a political advisor of the United States delegation at Danube Conference. During the period from 1949 till 1955, Campbell acted as an officer in charge of Balkan affairs and a member of the policy planning staff, also at the State Department.
During the period from 1955 till 1962, John held the post of a director of political studies and a research fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations in Manhattan. In 1962, he was appointed a senior research fellow there and continued to hold the post till 1978. From 1963 to 1980, Campbell acted as a consultant and advisory at the State Department. During a short period, to be more precise, from 1977 till 1978, Campbell served as a director of studies at the Council on Foreign Relations.
Also, during his lifetime, John conducted studies and wrote a number of works on foreign affairs and United States foreign policy. Campbell’s first book, one of three in a series, entitled "The United States in World Affairs", was published in 1947. In 1965, his "American Policy toward Communist Eastern Europe" appeared. "The West and the Middle East", which he wrote with Helen Caruso, was published in 1972.
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1965John was a member of the American Historical Association and American Association for the Advancement of Slavic Studies. Also, he was a member of a joint committee on Slavic studies at the American Council of Learned Societies.
John married Mary Elizabeth (Hillis) Campbell on August 1, 1936. Their marriage produced two children - Allan Reuben II and Alexander Bruce.