American Diplomats in Turkey. Oral History Transcripts Vols. I-II

Set of 2 vol., 1540 pp, pb ,in English.

The present book contains the transcripts of in-depth interviews conducted by The Association of Diplomatic Studies and Training of Washington, D.C. with American diplomats who during their careers served either at the American Embassy in Ankara or in the country's consulates in Istanbul, Adana and Izmir. These retired diplomats were first-hand witnesses of the Turkish political and cultural scene in the years they served in Turkey and their comments and observations are therefore extremely valuable. This book thus represents a significant contribution to the history of modern Turkey and should be of great interest to both scholars in a variety of fields as well as other interested observers of the Turkish Republic.

ABBREVIATIONS
PREFACE
INTRODUCTION

LIST OF DIPLOMATS INTERVIEWED

• Raymond A. Hare / 1928-1929 - Consular Officer, Istanbul
• Herbert Daniel Brewster / 1941-1944 - Consular Officer, Ankara
• Joseph A. Mendenhall / 1946-1949 - Economic Officer, Istanbul
• C. Robert Moore / 1947-1951 - Student, Istanbul
• Ben Franklin Dixon / 1948-1951 - Greek Desk Officer, Washington, DC
• William Parks / 1948-1955 - Marshall Plan, Washington, DC
• Norbert L. Anschutz / 1950 - Greece Desk Officer, Washington, DC; 1951-1953 - Political Officer, Athens, Greece / Lawrence J. Hall ; 1950-1953 - Assistant Information Officer, USIS, Istanbul
• Alan W. Lukens / 1951-1952 - Cultural Affairs Officer, USIS, Ankara; 1953- 1954 - Cultural Affairs Officer, USIS, Istanbul
• Virginia Edwards / 1951-1954 - Secretary, Marshall Plan, Ankara; 1960-1962 - Secretary to USAID Mission Director, Ankara
• William M. Rountree / 1952-1953 - Deputy Chief of Mission, Ankara
• Herbert Daniel Brewster / 1952-1955 - North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Paris, France
• Daniel Oliver Newberry / 1952-1956 - Economic/Commercial Officer, Istanbul
• Lewis Hoffacker / 1953-1955 - Economic Officer, Istanbul
• Sidney Sober / 1953-1956 - Economic Officer, Ankara
• Franklin J. Crawford / 1954-1956 - Vice Consul, Izmir
• William A. Helseth / 1954-1956 - Economic Officer, Izmir
• Leonardo Neher / 1954-1957 - Consular Officer, Ankara
• Herbert Daniel Brewster / 1955-1958 - Turkish Desk Officer, Washington, DC
• Wilbur P. Chase / 1955-1959 - Political Officer, Ankara
• Keith Earl Adamson / 1956-1958 - Deputy Public Affairs Officer, USIS, Turkey
• John C. Leary / 1956-1958 - Economic/Commercial Officer, Istanbul
• Victor Wolf, Jr. / 1957-1959 - Consul General, Istanbul
• William A. Helseth / 1957-1960 - Political Officer, Ankara
• Archer K. Blood / 1958-1962 - Cyprus Desk Officer, Washington, DC
• Parker T. Hart / 1958-1961 - Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Near East Affairs, Washington, DC
• George Quincy Lumsden / 1959-1961 - Consular Officer, Izmir
• John W. McDonald / 1959-1963 - U.S. Economic Coordinator, CENTO, Ankara
• Beauveau B. Nalle / 1959-1961 - Consular Officer, Iskenderun; 1961-1963 - Political/Military Advisor, Ankara
• Stuart Van Dyke / 1959-1964 - Mission Director, USAID, Istanbul
• William N. Dale / 1960-1964 - Counselor, Ankara
• Robert S. Dillon / 1960-1962 - Economic Officer, Izmir; 1962-1965 - Political Officer, Ankara
• Charles W. McCaskill / 1960-1964 - Economic/Commercial Officer, Cyprus; 1964-1967 - Cyprus Desk, Washington, DC
• Carleton S. Coon, Jr. / 1961-1963 - Greek/Turkish/Iranian Affairs, Bureau of Near East Affairs, Washington, DC
• Raymond A. Hare / 1961-1965 - Ambassador, Turkey
• Maurice E. Lee / 1961-1963 - Public Affairs Adviser, USIS, Ankara
• Richard Podol / 1961-1965 - Public Administration Advisor, ICA
• Charles A. Mast / 1963-1965 - Peace Corps, Kastamonu; 1974-1977 - Economic Officer, Ankara
• Howell S. Teeple / 1963-1966 - Public Affairs Officer, Adana
• Barrington King / 1964-1966 - Greek Language Officer, Cyprus
• Larry Colbert / 1964-1966 - English Instructor, Peace Corps, Isparta
• Lloyd Jonnes / 1964-1967 - Program Officer, USAID, Ankara
• John H. Kelly / 1964-1966 - Vice Consul, Adana; 1966-1967 - Economic Officer/Political-Military Officer, Ankara
• G. Lewis Schmidt / 1964-1967 - Consul General, Izmir
• Arnold Schifferdecker / 1965-1966 - Consular/Political Officer, Istanbul
• Nicholas G. Andrews / 1965-1968 - Political Officer, Ankara
• Parker T. Hart / 1965-1968 - Ambassador, Turkey
• Christopher Van Hollen / 1965-1968 - Political Counselor, Ankara
• Robert A. Lincoln / 1965-1970 - Public Affairs Officer, USIS, Ankara
• Stuart W. Rockwell / 1965-1970 - Deputy Assistant Secretary, bureau of Near East Affairs, Washington, DC
• Morris Draper / 1966-1968 - Turkey Desk Officer, Washington, DC
• Christian A. Chapman / 1966-1968 - Deputy Assistant Secretary General of Political Section, North Atlantic Treaty Organization, France and Belgium; 1968-1971 - Office of Political and Military Affairs, Washington, DC
• Norman W. Getsinger / 1966-1971 - Commercial Officer, Ankara
• Stanley J. Donovan / 1967-1969 - U.S. Representative, CENTO, Ankara
• Arma Jane Karaer / 1967-1969 - Consular Officer, Istanbul
• Thomas D. Boyatt / 1967-1970 - Director, Cypriot Affairs, Cyprus
• William C. Burdett / 1967-1970 - Deputy Chief of Mission, Ankara
• Leon Picon / 1968 - Cultural Attaché, USIS, Ankara
• Seymour I. Nadler / 1968-1969 - Deputy Public Affairs Officer, USIS, Ankara
• Bruce H. Millen / 1968-1970 - Executive Assistant to Secretary General, CENTO, Labor Attaché, Izmir
• Myles Greene / 1968-1971 - Political Officer, Izmir
• William R. Crawford, Jr. / 1968-1972 - Deputy Chief of Mission, Cyprus
• Kenton W. Keith / 1968-1972 - Cultural Attaché, USIA Istanbul
• Dorothy A. Eardley / 1968-1973 - Secretary to the Ambassador, Ankara
• William E. Rau / 1968-1971 - Political Officer, Izmir; 1971-1973 - Consul General, Istanbul
• Robert F. Ellsworth / 1969-1971 - U.S. Permanent Representative, North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Brussels
• Daniel Oliver Newberry / 1969-1971 - Consul, Adana
• Robert S. Dillon / 1970-1971 - Economic/Commercial Officer, Istanbul; 1971-1974 - Director, Office of Turkish Affairs, Washington, DC
• Morris Draper / 1970-1974 - Political Officer, Ankara
• James W.S. Spain / 1970-1972 - Principal Officer, Istanbul; 1972-1974 - Deputy Chief of Mission, Ankara
• Richard W. Boehm / 1971-1974 - Political/Military Counselor, Ankara
• Donald C. Bergus / 1972-1977 - Deputy Chief of Mission, Ankara
• Alan Flanigan / 1973-1975 - Deputy Principal Officer, Izmir
• Wells Stabler / 1973-1975 - Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of European Affairs, Washington, DC
• William B. Macomber, Jr. / 1973-1977 - Ambassador, Turkey
• Myles Greene / 1974-1975 - Political Counselor, Ankara
• Frederick Z. Brown / 1974-1976 - Deputy Chief of Mission, Nicosia, Cyprus
• Paul F. Gardner / 1974-1976 - Counselor, Mutual Security Affairs, Turkey
• Mike Metrinko / 1974-1976 - Political Officer/Staff aide, Ankara
• Jack B. Kubisch / 1974-1977 - Ambassador, Greece
• L. Bruce Laingen / 1974-1977 - Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of European Affairs, Washington, DC
• William R. Crawford, Jr. / 1974-1978 - Ambassador, Cyprus
• Herman Rebhan / 1974-1989 - General Secretary, International Metalworkers Federation, Washington, DC
• Alan Flanigan / 1975-1978 - Political Officer, Ankara
• S. Douglas Martin / 1976-1978 - Deputy Secretary General, Economic Affairs, CENTO, Ankara
• Alphonse F. La Porta / 1976-1978 - Political-Military Officer, Ankara
• Ronald D. Godard / 1976-1979 - Political Officer, Istanbul
• Raymond C. Ewing / 1976 - Deputy Director, Bureau of European Affairs, Washington, DC / 1977-1979 - Director, Bureau of European Affairs, Washington, DC; 1980-1981 - Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of European Affairs, Washington, DC; 1981-1984 - Ambassador, Cyprus
• George S. Vest / 1977-1978 - Assistant Secretary of State, Bureau of European Affairs, Washington, DC
• Patrick E. Nieburg / 1977-1978 - Public Affairs Officer, Istanbul
• Robert S. Dillon / 1977-1980 - Deputy Chief of Mission, Ankara
• Ronald I. Spiers / 1977-1980 - Ambassador, Turkey
• Alan Flanigan / 1978-1980 - Turkish Desk Officer, Washington, D.C.
• Dennis Kux / 1978-1980 - Political Counselor, Ankara
• Galen L. Stone / 1978-1981 - Ambassador, Cyprus
• Beauveau B. Nalle / 1979-1982 - Consul General, Izmir
• G. Clay Nettles / 1979-1982 - Economic Counselor, Ankara
• Larry Colbert / 1979-1983 - Political Officer, Ankara
• James W.S. Spain / 1980-1981 - Ambassador,Turkey
• Michael W. Cotter / 1980-1982 - Political/Military Officer, Ankara
• Richard W. Boehm / 1980-1983 - Deputy Chief of Mission, Ankara
• Lucian Heichler / 1980-1983 - Politico-Military Affairs, Ankara
• Arma Jane Karaer / 1980-1983 - Commercial Officer, Ankara
• Arnold Schifferdecker / 1980-1983 - Political Officer, Ankara
• Alfred Joseph White / 1980-1984 - Financial Officer, Economic Section, Ankara
• Christian A. Chapman / 1982-1983 - Special Assistant on Cyprus, Washington, DC
• David M. Evans / 1982-1986 - Political Advisor to Commander-in-Chief, US Naval Forces in Europe, London
• Frank Perez / 1983-1984 - Deputy Chief of Mission, Ankara
• Arthur A. Bardos /1983-1986 - Public Affairs Counselor, USIS, Ankara
• William E. Rau / 1985-1988 - Consul General, Istanbul
• G. Clay Nettles / 1985-1990 - Economic Counselor, Ankara
• W. Garth Thorburn / 1987-1990 - Agricultural Attaché, Ankara
• Mildred A. Patterson / 1989-1992 - General Services Officer
• Katherine Schwering / 1991-1992 - Economic Officer, Ankara
• Richard C. Barkley / 1991-1994 - Ambassador, Turkey
• G. Jonathan Greenwald / 1993-???? - Chief Political Officer, US Mission to the European Community, Brussels
• Richard McKee / 1994-1997 - Political Counselor, Ankara
• Mildred A. Patterson / 1995-1997 - Wife of Ambassador, Ankara

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