Background
Pearson, Willard John was born on April 15, 1942 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Willard J. and Margaret Pearson.
Pearson, Willard John was born on April 15, 1942 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Willard J. and Margaret Pearson.
Student, University Stockholm, 1964. Bachelor, Michigan State University, 1966. Student, Foreign Service Institute, 1968.
Consultant, Washington and abroad, 1973-1978; foreign service officer, United States Agency for International Development, Dakar, Senegal, Washington, 1966-1972; program manager, United States Agency for International Development, Washington, 1978-1988; mission director Ethiopia, United States Agency for International Development, Addis Ababa, since 1988.
Sergeant United States Army, 1963-1965, Korea.
Married Judith N. Surfus, November, 1969 (divorced 1975). 1 child, Jesse Travis. Married Genie Florencio Torres, January 28, 1978.
1 child, Andrea Carina.