Background
Ernst, Roger was born on June 2, 1924 in New York City. Son of Morris L. and Marguerite (Samuels) Ernst.
Ernst, Roger was born on June 2, 1924 in New York City. Son of Morris L. and Marguerite (Samuels) Ernst.
Bachelor cum laude, Williams College, 1948. German foreign area and language study, University Maryland, 1944. Master of Arts, National War College, 1956.
Austria desk officer Marshall Plan State Department, 1948-1950. Assistant dir North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Department Defense, 1950-1955. Assistant director planning Department Defense, 1956-1959.
Member staff President's Committee Study Foreign Aid Program, 1958-1959. Joined United States Foreign Service, 1959. Assistant director Agency for International Development mission to India, 1959-1962.
Representative Peace Corps in India, 1961-1962. Deputy director Agency for International Development mission toTaiwan, 1962-1964, Agency for International Development mission to Korea, 1964-1968. Director, economic minister, deputy United States representative United Nations Economic Commission for Africa Agency for International Development mission to Ethiopia, 1968—1973.
Director-minister Agency for International Development mission to Thailand, Bangkok, 1973-1976. Special consultant to administrator technical applications Technology Assistance Bureau, Agency for International Development, Washington, 1976-1977. Coordinator Southern African development analysis Bureau for Africa, 1977-1978, University Hawaii College Tropical Agriculture, Honolulu, 1978-1980, Small Island States in Southern Pacific.
Consultant on development, since 1980. President Development Consultancy International, Inc., 1982-1986. Visiting fellow, lecturer on Asian affairs East-West Center, Hawaii, 1985-1998.
Lecturer cruise ships, 1989-1998. Senior advisory committee Vector Borne Disease and Control Project Agency for International Development, since 1990. Adjunct professor International Studies Program, University South Florida, Tampa, 1994-2001.
Assistant secretary United States Group Control Council, Berlin, 1946-1947. Volunteer Junior Achievement instructor Tampa Bay area schools. Lecturer Elder Hostels, since 2000.
Member advisory committee of non-voting tax payers Nantucket Board Selectmen. Captain Army of the United States, 1943-1947. Member of Nantucket History Association, Rotary.
Married Jean O'Mara, March 15, 1952. Children: Deborah, David.