Background
II, William Witman, was born on January 31, 1914 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Horace Montgomery and Clara (Wallower) W.
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William Witman. II
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Student Harrisburg Academy, 1924-1927, Coppet (Switzerland) College Louisiana Chataigneraie, 1927-1929, Gunnery School, Washington, Connecticut, 1929-1931. Bachelor of Arts, Yale, 1935.
Career
Assistant trade commissioner, Caracas, Venezuela, 1935-1939. Vice consul, 3d secretary American Legation, Beirut, Lebanon, 1939-1944. Acting commercial attache, 3d secretary American embassy, Ankara, Turkey, 1944-1945.
Assistant commercial attache, 2d secretary, consul, American embassy, Athens, Greece, 1945-1948.
Consul, Bombay, India, 1948-1949. Officer-in-charge India-Nepal-Ceylon affairs State Department, Washington, 1949-1952.
Adviser United States delegation 7th Session United Nations Assembly, New York, 1952. Counselor legation, consul general American Legation, Tangier, Morocco, 1953-1955.
Deputy director Office South. Asian affairs State Department, 1955-1957.
Acting director Office Northern African affairs, 1957, director, 1960-1963. 1st secretary American embassy, Paris, 1957-1960. Member United States delegation 2d International Law of Sea Conference, Geneva, 1960.
United States ambassador to Togo, West Africa, 1964-1967.
Member Policy Planning Council, Department State, 1967-1969, director Inter-African affairs, 1969-1971, special assistant to assistant secretary African affairs, 1971-1973, acting deputy assistant secretary for African affairs, 1973-1974. Consultant Department State, 1974-1978.
Achievements
Membership
Member of the United States delegations United Nations General Assembly, 1965, 66, 67, 72. Member Foreign Service Association. Club: Yale (Washington).
Connections
Married Melpomene Maria Fafalios, September 24, 1947.
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Resting place
Buried Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington. -
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Religion
Presbyterian