Background
Shinn, William Townsley was born on December 19, 1936 in Minneapolis. Son of William Townsley and Asbjorg Camille (Overgaard) Shinn.
Shinn, William Townsley was born on December 19, 1936 in Minneapolis. Son of William Townsley and Asbjorg Camille (Overgaard) Shinn.
Bachelor of Arts, Princeton University, 1957; Master of Arts, Harvard University, 1959; postgraduate, Moscow U., 1959-1960.
Secretary, then special assistant to head, United States Strategic Arms Limitation Talks Delaware, Vienna, Helsinki, Geneva, 1971-1973; deputy director, Office North Atlantic Treaty Organization Affairs, Department State, Washington, 1976-1978; director, Office Soviet Affairs, Department State, Washington, 1978-1980; deputy director, then director, Executive Seminar, Department State, Washington, 1981-1982; consul general, United States consulate general, St. Petersburg, Russia, 1982-1984; senior research fellow Center Study Foreign Affairs, Foreign Service Institute, since 1984; senior foreign affairs fellow, Center Strategic and International Studies. Board advisors Institute Soviet-American Relations.
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Member American Association Advancement Slavic Studies, Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Harriet Ruth Rensch, June 28, 1958. Children: Elisabeth Anne, Robert William.