William Harrison Courtney

Background

Courtney, William Harrison was born on July 18, 1944 in Baltimore. Son of Wilbur Harry Courtney and Mary Lee (Mitchell) Fleming.

Education

Bachelor in Economics, West Virginia University, 1966. Doctor of Philosophy in Economics, Brown University, 1980.

Career

Foreign service officer Department State, Washington, 1972-1999. Deputy executive secretary National Security Council, The White House, 1987-1988. Deputy United States negotiator United States-Soviet Defense and Space Talks, Geneva, 1988-1991.

Ambassador Nuclear Testing and Nuclear Weapons Safety, Security, and Dismantlement, Arms Control and Disarmament Agency, Washington, 1991-1992, Kazakhstan, 1992-1995, Georgia, 1995-1997. Special assistant to President for Russia, Ukraine and Eurasia, White House, Washington, 1997-1998. Senior advisor Foreign Affairs Reorganization United States Department State, 1998-1999.

Senior advisor United States Commission Security & Cooperative Europe, 1999. Senior vice president national security programs DynCorp International, Alexandria, Virginia, 2000—2004. Director strategy and development Computer Sciences Corporation, Falls Church, since 2004.

Achievements

• William Harrison Courtney has been listed as a noteworthy Information Technology firm executive by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member of American Academy Diplomacy, Council Foreign Relations.

Connections

Married Laryssa Lapychak. Children: William Junior, Mary Alison.

Father:

Wilbur Harry Courtney Fleming

Mother:

Mary Lee (Mitchell) Fleming

Spouse:

Laryssa Lapychak

child:

William Junior Courtney

child:

Mary Alison Courtney