Background
LEONHART, William was born on August 1, 1919 in Parkersburg, West Virginia Son of Harry Kempton Leonhart and Rae Corinne Kahn.
LEONHART, William was born on August 1, 1919 in Parkersburg, West Virginia Son of Harry Kempton Leonhart and Rae Corinne Kahn.
University of West Virginia, Princeton University and Imperial Defence College, London.
Deputy Chief of Mission, Tokyo, with personal rank of Minister 1959. United States Ambassador to Tanganyika (later Tanzania) 1962-1965. Deputy to Special Assistant, then Special Assistant to the President, The White House, Washington 1966-1968.
Special Assistant to President-Elect’s Personal Representative for Foreign Policy Matters 1968-1969.
Ambassador to Yugoslavia 1969-1971. Deputy Commdt. National War College, Fort Leslie J. McNair 1971-1975.
Vice-President National Defense University 1975-1977. Department, of State 79.
President Daval Foundation since 1980.
Policy Planning Staff of Department, of State 1955-1957, concurrently Alternate Department, of State Representative on National Security Council Planning Board 1956-1957. Senior Intelligence Review Panel since 1979.
Married Florence Lydia Sloan in 1944.