William Banks Bader

Background

Bader, William Banks was born on September 8, 1931 in Atlantic City. Son of Edward L. and Celeste Bader (Burkhardt) Bader.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, Pomona College, Claremont, California, 1953; Master of Arts, Princeton University, 1960; Doctor of Philosophy, Princeton University, 1964.

Career

With Library. of Congress, 1954—1955, Office National Estimates, Central Intelligence Agency, 1960—1964. Lecturer history Princeton University, 1964—1965. With Department State, 1965—1966, United States Senate Foreign Relations Committee, 1966—1969.

Program officer, then European representative Ford Foundation, Paris, 1969—1973. Fellow Woodrow Wilson International Center Scholars, 1974—1975. Director foreign intelligence task force United States Senate, 1975—1976.

Assistant deputy under secretary for policy Department Defense, 1976—1978. Director staff United States Senate Foreign Relations Committee, 1978—1981. Vice president Socially Responsible Investment International-Washington, Arlington, 1981—1987.

Senior vice president Socially Responsible Investment International, Menlo Park, California, 1988—1992. President Eurasia Foundation, Washington, 1992—1996. With World Bank Group, 1996—1997, Center Strategic and International Studies, 1997—1998.

Assistant secretary of state educational and cultural affairs Department State, 1998—2001. With World Bank Group, Washington, 2001—2002. Vice president National Defense University, 2000—2004, International Finance Corporation, 2005—2006.

Professor international history and politics Graduate Institute International Studies, Geneva, 2006—2008. Adjunct professor Georgetown University, American University, 2006-2008.

Works

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  • The Taiwan Relations Act: A Decade of Implementation

    (Book by Bader, William B.)

  • Austria Between East and West 1945-1955

    (Book by Bader, William B.)

  • The United States and the Spread of Nuclear Weapons

Membership

Board directors Samuel H. Kress Found, Leave No Veterinary Behind, International Student House Inc., American University Central Cisco. Served as officer United States Naval Reserve, 1955-1958, captain Reserve retired. Member Council Foreign Relations, Cosmos Club Washington.

Connections

Married Gretta Lange, December 19, 1953. Children: Christopher, Katharine, John, Karl Diedrich.