Background
Kling, William was born on May 8, 1915 in New York City. Son of Irving and Sophie (Kling) Kling.
economist foreign service officer
Kling, William was born on May 8, 1915 in New York City. Son of Irving and Sophie (Kling) Kling.
Bachelor of Science, City College of New York, 1937; Master of Science, Massachusetts State College, 1938; Doctor of Philosophy, Clark University, 1943.
Graduate assistant, Massachusetts State College, 1937-1938;
Graduate assistant, Clark University, 1938-1939;
instructor, City College of New York, 1939-1940;
agricultural economist, Department Agriculture, also War Food Administration, 1940-1945;
agricultural attache, Bucharest, Rumania, Budapest, Hungary, Belgrade, Yugoslavia, Sofia, B, Albania, 1945-1947;
first secretary, consul, American embassy, London, 1948-1954;
1st secretary, consul, American embassy, Wellington, New Zealand, 1954-1960;
assigned, Department of State, Washington, 1960-1968;
chief division of functional intelligence, Department of State, 1961-1963;
deputy director and acting director Office of Functional and External Research, Department of State, 1962-1963;
economics adviser to assistant secretary for African Affairs, Department of State, 1963-1966;
deputy director economics affairs Office Inter African Affairs, Department of State, 1966-1968;
director government affairs, Uniroyal, Inc., Washington, 1968-1973;
Washington representative, American Soybean Association, 1973-1979;
principal, William Kling Associates (consultants), Falls Church, Virginia, since 1979;
consultant, Japanese Federation Agricultural Cooperative Assns., 1979;
director economics and statistics division, Distilled Spirits Council United States, Inc., Washington, 1979-1986;
director industry statistics division, Distilled Spirits Council United States, Inc., Washington, 1986-1997. Member National Defense Executive Rsc., since 1970. Consultant Federal Emergency Management Agency, since 1970.
Member export policy task force United States Chamber of Commerce, 1978-1979, member multilateral trade negotiation task force and chairman agriculture subgroup, 1978-1979.
Member American Foreign Service Association, Society Government Economists., Diplomatic and Consular Officers Retired Clubs: National Economists, International Economists.
Married Suzanne Kaufman (M.D.), June 28, 1940. Children: Robert Irving, Michael Paul, Virginia Airini Susan.