Background
Levy, Walter James was born on March 21, 1911 in Hamburg, Germany. Son of Moses and Bertha (Lindenberger) Levy.
Levy, Walter James was born on March 21, 1911 in Hamburg, Germany. Son of Moses and Bertha (Lindenberger) Levy.
Student, University Heidelberg, 1930. Student, University Berlin, 1931. Student, University Kiel, 1932.
Assistant to editor Petroleum Press Bureau, London, England, 1936-1941. Free lance economist New York City, 1941-1942. Chief petroleum section Office of Strategic Services, Washington, 1942-1945.
Assistant office intelligence research Department State, 1945-1948, consultant, also President committee foreign aid, 1948. Chief oil branch ECA, 1948-1949, consultant, 1949-1951. Economic consultant, since 1949, NSRB, 1950.
President Materials Policy Commission, 1951. Consultant policy planning staff Department State, 1952-1953, International Cooperation Administration, 1956-1957. Consultant office Under Secretary and Assistant Secretaries, 1960-1980, Office Civil and Defense Mobilization, 1960, European Economic Community, 1970.
Foreign economic adviser Socony-Vacuum Oil Corporation, 1948. Adviser to Mr. Harriman on mission to Iran, 1951. Petroleum adviser United States delegate Council Foreign Ministers meeting, 1947.
Member United States delegate of Austrian Treaty Commission, 1947, State Department delegate for oil discussions with United Kingdom, 1946, United States delegate trade discussion with Sweden, 1945, United States world programming group on petroleum, 1945. Member enemy oil committee Joint Chiefs Staff, 1943-1945. Oil adviser to special emissary of President Kennedy to President of Indonesia, 1963.
Member advisory council to School Advanced International Studies Johns Hopkins University.
Of Enemy Oil Committee under Jt. Chiefs of Staff 1942-1944. Advisory Council to School of Advanced Institute Studies, Johns Hopkins University.
Council on Foreign Relations Inc.
Married Augusta Sondheimer, April 11, 1942 (deceased). Children: Robert Alan (deceased), Susan Clementine.