Donald McHenry

Donald F. McHenry (October 13 1936 (unconfirmed)-- ) was the Ambassador and U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations from September 1979 until January 20 1981. He is currently Professor of Diplomacy and International Affairs at Georgetown University and president of the IRC Group, a private consulting firm.

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October 13 - 1936 - United Nations - January 20 - 1981 - Georgetown University

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He was born in St. Louis, Missouri, but grew up across the river in in East St. Louis, Illinois. He attended Illinois State University, graduating with a BS in 1957 , then continued on to earn a Master's degree from Southern Illinois University in 1959.

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St. Louis, Missouri - East St. Louis, Illinois - Illinois State University - Southern Illinois University

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He has spent much of his career working in foreign diplomacy. He began working with the United States Department of State in 1963 and spent eight years there. From 1971 to 1976, he worked for a series of private think-tanks, the Brookings Institution, the Council on Foreign Relations, and the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, writing about foreign policy.

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United States Department of State - Brookings Institution - Council on Foreign Relations - Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

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In 1976, he served as a member of President Carter's transition staff at the State Department before joining the U.S. Mission to the U.N. He served first as the U.S. Deputy Representative to the U.N. Security Council, a position to which he was appointed in March 1977 before being appointed as Ambassador and U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations in September 1979 by President Jimmy Carter.

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U.N. Security Council - Jimmy Carter

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He has served on the board of directors for several multi-national corporations and is a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

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