Farrand, Robert William
The Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training Foreign Affairs Oral History Project AMBASSADOR ROBERT WILLIAM FARRAND Interviewed by: Charles Stuart Kennedy Initial interview date: March 28, 2001 Copyright 200 ADST TABLE OF CONTENTS Background Born and raised in New York State Mt. Saint Mary%s College, Emmetsburg, MD U.S. Navy,19.7,1901 U.S. Naval Academy, instructor Entered the Foreign Service in 1901 2uala 3umpur, Malaysia4 5SO6Cons6Econ off. 1901,1900 United Malay National Org. 7UM O8 Chinese 9ietnam CIA Rubber Environment State Department4 FSI, Russian language training 1900,1908 Moscow, USSR4 Consular Officer 1908,1970 Brezhnev Hippies Environment 25B State Department4 Economic Bureau 1970,1972 Steel White House Relations Prague, Czechoslovakia4 Economic Officer 1972,197. Economy Soviets U.S. interests Communists 1 Environment Moscow, USSR4 Chief, US Commercial Office 1970,1978 U.S. Commercial Representation Relations 25B State Department4 Soviet Desk Officer 1978,1980 Soviet economy ational War College 1980,1981 Marine Corps Comments on EAperience State Department4 East European Affairs 1881,1983 Poland Embassies Relations Prague, Czechoslovakia4 Deputy Chief of Mission 1983,198. Pentecostals 5erman Refugees Czechs and Slovaks Dissidents Helsinki Accord State Department4 Foreign Career Assignments 198.,1987 Process Problems Women and Minorities State Department4 Human Rights Bureau 1987,1989 Palestinians Africa Soviets 3atin America Ambassador to Papua, New 5uinea 1990,1993 Environment U.S. Interests Australians Security 5eography Peace Corps Solomon Islands 2 Foreigners Religions Industrial College of the Armed Forces 7ICAF8 1993,199. Deputy Commandant State Department4 Inspection Corps 199.,1997 Personnel Policy Post Inspections Embassy Security Brcko, Bosnia4 International Administrator 1997,2000 Dayton Peace Accords Peace Implementation Council Ethnic 5roups Environment Economy International Staff Reconstruction Porsavina Corridor Objectives International Police Task Force International Representation Muslims Security Conflict U.S.
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