Background
Brewer, William Dodd was born on April 4, 1922 in Middletown, Connecticut, United States. Son of Arnold and Cornelia (Dodd) Brewer.
ambassador political science educator emeritus
Brewer, William Dodd was born on April 4, 1922 in Middletown, Connecticut, United States. Son of Arnold and Cornelia (Dodd) Brewer.
Bachelor of Arts with honors, Williams College, 1944; Master of Arts, Fletcher School Law and Diplomacy, Tufts U., 1947.
Staff, Office of War Information, 1944; Staff, American Field Service, 1944-1945; instructor, Williams College, 1946; instructor, Bowdoin College, 1947; with, United States Foreign Service, 1947-1978; assigned, United States Foreign Service, Beirut, Lebanon, 1947-1949; assigned, United States Foreign Service, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, 1949-1951; assigned, United States Foreign Service, Damascus, Syria, 1952-1955; assigned, United States Foreign Service, Kuwait, Persian Gulf, 1955-1957; staff, Office Near Eastern Affairs, Department State, 1957-1958; officer charge, The United Arab Republic-Sudan affairs, 1958-1961; detailed to, Department State Senior Seminar in Foreign Policy, 1961-1962; deputy chief mission, Kabul, Afghanistan, 1962-1965; member policy planning council, Department State, 1965-1966; country director, Arabian Peninsula states, 1966-1970; ambassador to Mauritius, Port Louis, 1970-1973; ambassador to Democratic Republic of Sudan, Khartoum, 1973-1977; diplomat-in-residence, U. Massachusetts and 4 associate colleges, 1977-1978; Chevalier professor diplomacy and world affairs, Occidental College, Los Angeles, 1978-1986; emeritus professor, Occidental College, since 1986.
Member Theta Delta Chi.
Married Alice Van Ess, January 22, 1949. Children: John, Daniel, Priscilla.