Willard Foster Barber

Background

Willard Foster Barber was born on March 21, 1909, in Mitchell, South Dakota, United States. He was a son of Will and Martha Barber.

Education

Willard Barber was a bright student. He graduated from Stanford University with a master’s degree in international relations in 1929, at the young age of nineteen.

Career

In 1929-1938, Willard Barber worked as an instructor in government for the City College of the City University.

Then he was hired by the United States Department of State in 1938, where he worked until 1962. While a government officer, he served in posts in countries around the world, including Peru and Columbia. Barber returned to Washington, D.C., in 1957 as director of senior officer training at the Foreign Service Institute, and in 1960 was made chairman of Mutual Security evaluation teams in Turkey, Iran, and Pakistan.

The remainder of his career was spent at the University of Maryland, where he lectured in international affairs from 1962 to his retirement in 1977.

Willard Barber was the co-author of "American Government," published in 1935, and "Internal Security and Military Power: Counter Insurgency and Civic Action in Latin America," published in 1966.

Achievements

• Willard Barber had a long and distinguished career in the United States Department of State.
  
  He was a notable specialist in intercultural relations with years of practical experience, who contributed to two books.

Works

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• book

  • Internal Security and Military Power 1966

Connections

Willard Barber was married to Gladys Dorris Barber. They had a daughter, Martha Dorris Barber Montgomery, four grandchildren, and 13 great-grandchildren.

Father:

Will Barber

Mother:

Martha Barber

Wife:

Gladys Dorris Barber

Daughter:

Martha Dorris Barber Montgomery