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Phillips Talbot

Phillips Talbot

American diplomat

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]

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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

Phillips Talbot, United States Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern and South Asian affairs, meeting Israel's PM David Ben-Gurion in Jerusalem

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

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    "Asia Society Remembers Phillips Talbot (1915-2010)".
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    "William Phillips Talbot". Archived from the original on 2011-07-19. Retrieved 2010-10-06.
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    "The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Talbot".
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    "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.
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    "Pakistan, a land of passion and peril". Star Tribune. June 26, 2009. Retrieved September 8, 2009.
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    "Path to Partition: A witness' account". Frontline. October 6, 2007. Archived from the original on 12 April 2008. Retrieved 8 September 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
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    "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 15, 2015. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
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    "Honour for two Indologists". The Hindu. March 26, 2002. Archived from the original on October 23, 2002. Retrieved September 9, 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
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