W. Clive James

Background

James, W. Clive was born on April 8, 1940 in Carmarthen, Wales. Son of Stanley and Rhoda (Evans) James. arrived in Cayman Islands, 1990.

Education

Bachelor of Science with honors, U. Wales, Aberystwyth, 1961; Doctor of Philosophy in Plant Pathology, U. Cambridge, England, 1964.

Career

Science officer, Ministry of Agriculture, United Kingdom, 1964-1968; research scientist, Federal Department Agriculture, Ottawa, Canada, 1968-1975; United Nations officer, Food and Agricultural Organisation, Rome, 1975-1977; agricultural adviser, Canada International Development Agency, Ottawa, 1977-1981; deputy director general, International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center, Mexico City, 1981-1988. Facilitator building of institutional partnerships between public private sectors to transfer biotechnology applications from the industrial to the developing countries to increase food, feed, and fiber production. Consultant World Bank, Washington.

Founder International Svc. Acquisition Agri-Biotechnology Applications, Cornell, New York, 1989, chair board directors, since 1990.

Achievements

• W. Clive James has been listed as a noteworthy Agricultural researcher by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Welsh Society Executives, Ottawa, 1970-1975. President Welsh Society, Ottawa, 1974. Member National Trust, Grand Cayman, since 1993.

Interests

• Avocations: music, poetry, snorkeling, tennis, traveling.

Connections

Married Glenys Menai Williams, December 12, 1964.

Father:

Stanley James

Mother:

Rhoda (Evans) James

Spouse:

Glenys Menai Williams