Background
Petty, Wilbert Cornelius was born on October 12, 1928 in Asheville, North Carolina, United States. Son of Herman Wakefield and Julia Hattie (Murray) Petty.
Petty, Wilbert Cornelius was born on October 12, 1928 in Asheville, North Carolina, United States. Son of Herman Wakefield and Julia Hattie (Murray) Petty.
Bachelor cum laude, Howard University, 1951. Master of Fine Arts, Catholic University, 1955. Postgraduate, Universite de Paris, 1955.
Postgraduate, Institute Languages, Georgetown University, 1956. Postgraduate, University of California at Los Angeles, 1969.
Teacher art public schools, Washington, 1954-1959;
with, United States Information Agency, from 1959;
assistant cultural affairs officer, Tunis, Tunisia, 1959-1960;
assistant public affairs officer, United States Information Service, Conakry, Guinea, 1960-1961;
cultural affairs officer, Dakar, Senegal, 1962-1965;
public affairs officer, Dakar, Senegal
1st secretary, American embassy, Abidjan, Ivory Coast, 1965-1968. Cultural affairs officer United States Information Service. 1st secretary American embassy, Lagos, Nigeria, 1970-1971, Stockholm, 1971-1974.
Special assistant Office Public Information, United States Information Agency, Washington, 1974-1976, program officer, Africa area, 1976-1978. Director Equal Employment Opportunity Office, International Cooperation Administration, Washington, 1978-1980. Public affairs officer International Cooperation Administration American embassy, Dakar, Senegal, from 1981.
Teacher ceramic sculpture Ecole des Beaux Arts, Dakar, Senegal, Abidjan, Ivory Coast.
Trustee, consultant Experiment in International Living. Trustee, Chairman of the Board Fine Arts Chamber Orchestra, New York City With Army of the United States, 1951-1953. Member National Education Association, Scabbard and Blade, Alpha Phi Omega.
Married Irene Mae Powell, May 30, 1959.