Background
Schwantes, Robert Sidney was born on July 11, 1922 in Beetown Township, Wisconsin, United States. Son of Kurt John and Lillian Ellen (Walker) Schwantes.
International relations executive
Schwantes, Robert Sidney was born on July 11, 1922 in Beetown Township, Wisconsin, United States. Son of Kurt John and Lillian Ellen (Walker) Schwantes.
AB summa cum laude, Harvard University, 1943. Master of Arts, University Colorado, 1947. Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard University, 1950.
Instructor in history, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1950-1952; Carnegie research fellow, Council on Foreign Rels., New York City, 1952-1954; various positions, The Asia Foundation, San Francisco and Tokyo, 1954-1966; director of programs, The Asia Foundation, San Francisco, 1966-1969; vice president for programs, The Asia Foundation, San Francisco, 1969-1984; executive vice president, The Asia Foundation, San Francisco, 1984-1988; visiting research scholar, Hoover Institute, Stanford, since 1988. Member American advising committee Japan Foundation, Tokyo, 1984-1986.
Vestryman St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Burlingame, California, 1993-1995. Lieutenant (junior grade), United States Naval Reserve, 1942-1946, PTO. Association Asian Studies, Japan Society Northern California.
Married Marion Laura Miles, July 15, 1943. Children: Virginia, Janet, Ingrid.