William Avery Crawford

Background

Crawford, William Avery was born on January 14, 1915 in New York City. Son of John Raymond and Pauline Marguerite (Avery) Crawford.

Education

Haverford College, Haverford, Pennsylvania, Centro de Estudios Historicos, Madrid, Ecole Libre des Sciences Politiques, Paris, Harvard College, Columbia University and National War College, Washington, D.C.

Career

Appointed foreign service officer, vice consul of career, secretary diplomatic service, 1941. 3d secretary, vice consul, Havana, Cuba, 1941-1944. Member United States delegate Allied Council on Reparations, Moscow, 1945.

3d secretary, vice consul, 1945-1947. 2d secretary, 1947; Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics desk officer Department State, 1947. Political adviser United States delegate United Nations General Assembly, 1949.

2d secretary, consul, Paris, 1950-1952. 1st secretary, 1952-1954. Deputy director Office of Eastern European Affairs, Department State, 1954-1956.

Assigned to National War College, 1956-1957. Counselor, deputy chief of mission, Prague, 1957-1959. Director Office of Research and Analysis for Sino-Soviet Bloc, Department State, 1959-1961.

Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Rumania, 1961-1964. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Rumania, 1964-1965. Special assistant international affairs to Supreme Allied Commander Europe, Paris, 1965-1967.

Senior foreign service inspector, 1967-1970. Director Foreign Bondholders Protective Council, Inc.

Membership

Member Washington Institute Foreign Affairs, Chevy Chase Club (Washington).

Connections

Married Barbara Gardner, October 19, 1940. Children: Barbara, Pauline, William, John, Elizabeth. Married Gudrun Elisabeth Hadell, April 19, 1980.

Father:

John Raymond Crawford

Mother:

Pauline Marguerite (Avery) Crawford

Spouse:

Barbara Gardner

Spouse:

Gudrun Elisabeth Hadell

child:

Barbara Crawford

child:

Pauline Crawford

child:

William Crawford

child:

John Crawford

child:

Elizabeth Crawford