Background
Achilles, Theodore Carter was born on December 29, 1905 in Rochester, New York, United States. Son of Henry Lawrence and Gertrude (Strong) Achilles.
international organization official
Achilles, Theodore Carter was born on December 29, 1905 in Rochester, New York, United States. Son of Henry Lawrence and Gertrude (Strong) Achilles.
Bachelor of Arts, Stanford University, 1925. Postgraduate Yale University, 1926-1928.
Newspaper work in California and Japan, 1928-1931. Vice-consul, Havana, 1932, Rome,1933. Assigned to Department State, 1935.
Secretary American embassy, London, 1939;chargé d"affaires ad interim near goverments Poland, Belgium, Netherlands and Norway, 1940.
Assigned Department State, Washington, 1941, assistant chief division British Commonwealth Affairs, 1944, chief, 1944. 1st secretary American embassy, London, 1945, Brussels, 1946.
Director Western European Affairs, Department State, 1947. United States vice deputy North Atlantic Treaty Organization, London, 1950-1952.
Minister, Paris, 1952-1960.
Ambassador to Peru, 1956-1960. Counselor Department State, Washington, 1960, special assistant to secretary of state, director Operations Center, 1961-1962. Consultant National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1963-1968.
Vice chairman Atlantic Council United States, from 1962.
Vice-chairman International Management and Development Institute, from 1965. Governor Atlantic Institute, Paris, 1969-1973.
Member United States delegate International Labor Organization Conference, 1941, United Nations Conference on Food and Agriculture, 1943, United Nations Conference on International Organisation, San Francisco, 1945, Council Foreign Ministers, London, 1945, first session United Nations Assembly, London, 1946, 2d session, New York, 1947. Paris Conference, 1946, North Atlantic Pact Negotiations, 1948-1949, North Atlantic Treaty Organization, 1950-1952, 60, Central Treaty Organization, Southeast Asia Treaty Organization and Colombo Plan Conferences, 1960.
Member United States delegate International Labor Organization Conference, 1941, United Nations Conference on Food and Agriculture, 1943, United Nations Conference on International Organisation, San Francisco, 1945, Council Foreign Ministers, London, 1945, first session United Nations Assembly, London, 1946, 2d session, New York, 1947. Member Beta Theta Pi. Clubs: Metropolitan, Chevy Chase, Alibi (Washington).
Married Marian Field, June 4, 1933. Children: Marian Achilles O'Brien, Theodore Carter, Daphne, Stephen.