Phillips Talbot

Phillips Talbot
Phillips Talbot
United States Ambassador to Greece
	In office; 1965–1969
President	Lyndon B. Johnson
Preceded by	Henry Labouisse
Succeeded by	Henry J. Tasca
6th Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs
	In office; 1961–1964
President	John F. Kennedy; Lyndon B. Johnson
Preceded by	G. Lewis Jones
Succeeded by	Raymond A. Hare
Personal details
Born	June 7, 1915; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Died	October 1, 2010 (aged 95); Washington, D.C.
Alma mater	University of Illinois

William Phillips Talbot (June 7, 1915 – October 1, 2010) was a United States Ambassador to Greece (1965–69) and, at his death, member of the American Academy of Diplomacy, the Council of American Ambassadors and the Council on Foreign Relations.^[1]^[2]

Early life

Talbot was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and served in the United States Navy during World War II.^[3]

Career

Journalism

After graduating from the University of Illinois in 1936, Talbot started as a reporter for the Chicago Daily News, where he remained from 1936 to 1938. In 1939, having been turned down for a foreign correspondent position, he left the Chicago Daily News to take a position with the Institute of Current World Affairs in India where he reported on the Indian independence movement.^[4] The Phillips Talbot Fellowship was named in his honor and is awarded yearly by the Institute to promising young journalists.^[5]

Politics

Talbot was the United States Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern and South Asian affairs from 1961-65 during the Kennedy and Johnson administrations.^[6]

Talbot served as President of Asia Society from 1970-1982 and was awarded the Padma Shri in March 2002^[7] for his efforts in fomenting peace between India and America during his tenure as President.^[8]

References

^ "Asia Society Remembers Phillips Talbot (1915-2010)".
^ "William Phillips Talbot". Archived from the original on 2011-07-19. Retrieved 2010-10-06.
^ "The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Talbot".
^ "An absorbing partition saga through eyes of an American". Bombay News. 13 April 2008. Archived from the original on 23 July 2011. Retrieved 8 September 2009.
^ "Pakistan, a land of passion and peril". Star Tribune. June 26, 2009. Retrieved September 8, 2009.
^ "Path to Partition: A witness' account". Frontline. October 6, 2007. Archived from the original on 12 April 2008. Retrieved 8 September 2009.
^ "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 15, 2015. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
^ "Honour for two Indologists". The Hindu. March 26, 2002. Archived from the original on October 23, 2002. Retrieved September 9, 2009.

External links

Phillips Talbot Papers 1915-1968

Government offices
Preceded by G. Lewis Jones	Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs April 21, 1961 – September 1, 1965	Succeeded by Raymond A. Hare
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by Henry Richardson Labouisse, Jr.	United States Ambassador to Greece 1965–1969	Succeeded by Henry J. Tasca

[1] "Asia Society Remembers Phillips Talbot (1915-2010)".

[2] "William Phillips Talbot". Archived from the original on 2011-07-19. Retrieved 2010-10-06.

[3] "The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Talbot".

[4] "An absorbing partition saga through eyes of an American". Bombay News. 13 April 2008. Archived from the original on 23 July 2011. Retrieved 8 September 2009.

[5] "Pakistan, a land of passion and peril". Star Tribune. June 26, 2009. Retrieved September 8, 2009.

[6] "Path to Partition: A witness' account". Frontline. October 6, 2007. Archived from the original on 12 April 2008. Retrieved 8 September 2009.

[Padma_Awards-7] "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 15, 2015. Retrieved July 21, 2015.

[8] "Honour for two Indologists". The Hindu. March 26, 2002. Archived from the original on October 23, 2002. Retrieved September 9, 2009.

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