Background
Porter, William J. was born on September 1, 1914 in Cheshire, England. Son of William and Sarah (day) Porter. naturalized, 1936.
Porter, William J. was born on September 1, 1914 in Cheshire, England. Son of William and Sarah (day) Porter. naturalized, 1936.
Graduate secretarial course, Thibodeau College Business Administration, 1933.
Private secretary to American Minister to Hungary, 1936-1937; joined, Foreign Service, 1937; clerk, American Embassy, Bagdad, Iraq, 1937-1941; vice counsul, Beirut, Lebanon and Damascus, Syria, 1941-1946; legation attaché, Damascus, 1945-1946; Palestine desk officer, Department State, June-November, 1946; vice-consul, Jerusalem, 1946; consul, Jerusalem, 1947; established United States consulate, Nicosia, Cyprus, 1948-1949; assigned to division international broadcasting, Department State, 1951; officer in charge Greek affairs, Department State, 1951; consul, Rabat, French Morocco, 1953; consul general, Rabat, French Morocco, 1954; established United States Embassy, Rabat, Morocco, 1956-1957; established United States Embassy, Rabat, Morocco, 1956-1957; director N. African affairs, Rabat, Morocco, 1957-1960; assigned Foreign Service Institute, Washington, 1960-1961; consul general with rank of minister, Algiers, 1961-1962; ambassador to, Algeria, 1962-1965; ambassador to, Republic of Viet Nam, 1965-1967; ambassador to, Republic of Korea, 1967-1971; chief delegation, ambassador Paris meetings on Viet Nam, 1971-1973; Under Secretary of State for political affairs, 1973-1974; ambassador to, Canada, 1974-1976; ambassador to, Saudi Arabia, 1976-1978.
Married Eleanore Henry, October 30, 1944. Children: William, Eleanor.