Background
North, William Haven was born on August 17, 1926 in Summit, New Jersey, United States. Son of Eric M. and Gladys (Haven) N.
North, William Haven was born on August 17, 1926 in Summit, New Jersey, United States. Son of Eric M. and Gladys (Haven) N.
Bachelor of Arts with high distinction and honors in History, Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut, 1949; Master of Arts In History, Columbia, 1951.
Program officer International Cooperation Administration, Ethiopia, 1953-1957. Then deputy chief program division International Cooperation Administration (African-European Regional Office), Washington, 1958—1961. Assistant director for program United States Agency for International Development Mission, Nigeria, until 1965.
Director Central and Western African affairs Agency for International Development, Washington, 1966-1970. Mission director United States Agency for International Development mission to Ghana, 1970-1976. Deputy assistant administrator Africa Bureau Agency for International Development, 1976-1982, special assistant Office of the Administrator, 1982-1983, associate assistant administrator Center Development Information and Evaluation, 1983-1989, retired.
Private consultant International Development for World Bank, since 1989, United Nations Development Program United States Agency for International Development, since 1989. Coordinator Evaluation of Global Environmental Facility, 1993, Evaluation Special Program Assistant to Africa, 1997-1998, Evaluation DAC/Organization of European Cooperation and Development Eval. Group, 1998; evaluator United Nations Development Programme Aid Coordination, since 1998.
Evaluator United Nations Development Programme Global Program for Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, 2000, African Governance Capacity Bldg, United Nations Development Programme, Evaluation Program, Danida, Denmark, 2002-2003. Fellow Center for International Affairs, Harvard University, 1965-1966. Chairman experts group on evaluation Development Assistance Commission, Organization of European Cooperation and Development, 1985-1988.
Vice-chairman editorial board Foreign Service Journal, 1983-1986. Member advisory panel on evaluation Inter-American Development Bank, 1993-1994. Principal evaluator International Finance Corporation.
Program director United States Foreign Assistance Oral History Program, since 1995. Consultant United Nations Development Cooperative Policy Branch, 2000-2002.
Evaluator United States Agency for International Development Program in Iraq, 2003-2004. Served with Army of the United States, 1944-1946. Member Society for International Development, African Studies Association, Association Diplomatic Studies and Training, American Evaluation Association, Applachian Mountain Club.
Married Jeanne Foote, September 2, 1950. Children: Jeannette Haven, William Ashby, Charles Eric.