Background
Finger, Seymour Maxwell was born on April 30, 1915 in New York City.
(NY 1984. American Jewish Commission on the Holocaust. 4to...)
NY 1984. American Jewish Commission on the Holocaust. 4to., about 200pp., wraps. Good, light wrinkling, a few folds on front.
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How could a man with a past mired in Nazi membership and alleged involvement in war crimes become Secretary General of the United Nations, an organization dedicated not only to the maintenance of peace but also to the preservation and advancement of human rights? Bending with the Winds is the result of Seymour Maxwell Finger's and Arnold A. Saltzman's exploration of that question. Their analysis is based on a review of hundreds of confidential telegrams between the United States and its mission to the United Nations and more than one hundred interviews with diplomats from Waldheim's period of service as Secretary General, including Kurt Waldheim himself. A large part of this volume is an in-depth study of Waldheim's performance as Secretary General, an aspect of his life that has previously been neglected. Finger and Saltzman first probe the powers of that office, as well as its limitations, through a brief historical analysis of the actions of the five Secretaries General. This provides a basis for evaluating Waldheim's performance and the political context in which he performed. Emphasis is placed on Waldheim's pliability, his tendency to bend with the wind. This broad discussion leads to a search for a procedure of choosing a Secretary General that will produce the kind of leadership required for a revitalized United Nations. This book will certainly find a place on the shelves of readers interested in the United Nations or the Waldheim affair.
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( Ambassador Finger provides an insider's view of signifi...)
Ambassador Finger provides an insider's view of significant events in American diplomacy since World War II. Also included are insightful appraisals of Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, Bush, Lodge, Stevenson, and Goldberg. He goes on to portray dramatic changes in the American Foreign Service which has become a merit service of outstanding men and women of varied ethnic backgrounds, chosen from all parts of the country on the basis of highly competitive entrance examinations. Finger also dispels the canard that a diplomat is someone sent abroad to lie for his country. He argues that, on the contrary, a reputation for integrity is essential for effective diplomacy. This is particularly true at the United Nations. Finger spent 15 years there and relates from experience salient situations where diplomatic skill, effective advocacy, and the cultivation of friendship and trust have contributed to the maintenance of peace and the establishment of significant development programs. He further demonstrates how permanent representatives who were close to the president were able to have crucial influence on major American policies. This insightful guide to contemporary American foreign policy and the workings of both the Foreign Service and the United Nations will be of interest to scholars and students of American diplomacy as well as candidates for the Foreign Service.
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Finger, Seymour Maxwell was born on April 30, 1915 in New York City.
Bachelor of Science, Ohio University, 1935. Postgraduate, University Cincinnati, 1942. Postgraduate, Littauer School Public Affairs, Harvard University, 1954.
Branch manager, Photo Reflex Studios, Inc., 1935-1937, 1938-1940;
regional supervisor, Photo Reflex Studios, Inc., 1940-1943;
assistant to vice president, Photo Reflex Studios, Inc., 1945-1946;
teacher, O'Keefe Junior High School, 1937-1938;
vice consul, American Consulate, Stuttgart, Federal Republic of Germany, 1946-1949;
2d secretary, American Embassy, Paris, 1949-1951;
2d secretary, economics officer American legation, Budapest, Hungary, 1951-1953;
economics defense officer, American Embassy, Rome, 1954-1955;
1st secretary, Vientane, Laos, 1955-1956;
senior economics advisory, United States Mission to United Nations, 1956-1965;
minister counselor of mission to, United Nations, 1965-1967;
ambassador, senior adviser to permanent representative, United States Mission to United Nations, 1967-1971;
professor government and international organization, CUNY, College of S.I., 1971-1985;
professor political science, Graduate School CUNY, 1973-1985;
professor emeritus, Graduate School CUNY, since 1985;
Adjunct Professor, Graduate School CUNY, since 1986;
director, Ralph Bunche Institute on United Nations, 1973-1985;
director emeritus, Ralph Bunche Institute on United Nations, since 1985;
Adjunct Professor, New York University, since 1986;
executive director, National Committee on American Foreign Policy, 1986-1988. Visiting professor Georgetown University, Washington, 1993. Senior adviser policy studies United Nations Association of United States of America, New York City, 1971-1973.
Member United States delegate to United Nations General Assembly, 11th-25th sessions, chairman security council commission on sanctions in, Rhodesia. Member United Nations commission on contributors. Special consultant to Brookings Institution,1964.
Member Task Force for Nuclear Test Ban.
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Board directors Travel Program for Foreign Diplomats, South Nassau Communities Hospital, 1973-1974. Served as staff sergeant Army of the United States, 1943-1945. Member Council on Foreign Relations, Institute for Mediterranean Affairs (president 1971-2005), American Society International Law, Commission for Study Organization Peace, Phi Beta Kappa, Kappa Delta Pi.
Son of Samuel and Bella (Spiegel) F. Widowed; married Annette S. Baslaw, June 12, 1988. 1 child, Mark.