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− | Smith was born in [[New York City]]. His father, John Thomas Smith, was a lawyer who | + | Smith was born in [[New York City]]. His father, John Thomas Smith, was a lawyer who was general counsel of [[General Motors Corporation]] for many years. Gerard Smith graduated from [[Yale College]] in 1935 and [[Yale Law School]] in 1938. He became a practicing attorney in [[New York City]]. During [[World War II]], he served as a procurement officer for the [[United States Department of the Navy]] in [[Washington, D.C.]] |
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In [[1954]], Smith transferred to the Department of State and became a special assistant for atomic energy matters to Secretary of State [[John Foster Dulles]]. He continued to work on the international aspects of atomic energy and followed the disarmament negotiations between the U.S. and the [[Soviet Union]] which were being handled by Harold Stassen. In 1957, Smith was promoted to [[Director of Policy Planning]], and became [[director of policy planning|director]] of the [[Policy Planning Staff (United States)|policy planning staff]]. In this position, he was responsible for developing policy on a wide range of international matters, much of these related to sensitive areas of east-west relations. While in this role he proposed that a direct communications link between Moscow and Washington be established. President Kennedy would later credit Smith for the establishment of the so-called "hot line." | In [[1954]], Smith transferred to the Department of State and became a special assistant for atomic energy matters to Secretary of State [[John Foster Dulles]]. He continued to work on the international aspects of atomic energy and followed the disarmament negotiations between the U.S. and the [[Soviet Union]] which were being handled by Harold Stassen. In 1957, Smith was promoted to [[Director of Policy Planning]], and became [[director of policy planning|director]] of the [[Policy Planning Staff (United States)|policy planning staff]]. In this position, he was responsible for developing policy on a wide range of international matters, much of these related to sensitive areas of east-west relations. While in this role he proposed that a direct communications link between Moscow and Washington be established. President Kennedy would later credit Smith for the establishment of the so-called "hot line." | ||
− | Smith returned to the private sector in 1961. He | + | Smith returned to the private sector in 1961. He was a consultant to a number of organizations and started his own magazine, Interplay, which promoted an internationalist viewpoint. During the [[John F. Kennedy]] and [[Lyndon B. Johnson]] administrations he was also a special consultant to the Department of State on the Multilateral Force (MLF), an unsuccessful proposal to develop a military force in Western Europe. |
At the start of the Nixon administration, Smith was appointed director of the [[Arms Control and Disarmament Agency]] (ACDA). He led the U.S. negotiating team during the [[Strategic Arms Limitation Talks]] (SALT) with the Soviet Union which resulted in the [[Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty|Antiballistic Missile (ABM) Treaty]] of 1972. Smith was North American Chairman of the Trilateral Commission from 1973 to 1977.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20140318092511/http://www.trilateral.org/go.cfm?do=page.view&pid=32 </ref> | At the start of the Nixon administration, Smith was appointed director of the [[Arms Control and Disarmament Agency]] (ACDA). He led the U.S. negotiating team during the [[Strategic Arms Limitation Talks]] (SALT) with the Soviet Union which resulted in the [[Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty|Antiballistic Missile (ABM) Treaty]] of 1972. Smith was North American Chairman of the Trilateral Commission from 1973 to 1977.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20140318092511/http://www.trilateral.org/go.cfm?do=page.view&pid=32 </ref> |
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Born | May 4, 1914 | |||||||||||
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Alma mater | Canterbury School, Yale College, Yale Law School | |||||||||||
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Gerard Coad Smith was North American Chairman of the Trilateral Commission from 1973 to 1976.
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Early life and education
Smith was born in New York City. His father, John Thomas Smith, was a lawyer who was general counsel of General Motors Corporation for many years. Gerard Smith graduated from Yale College in 1935 and Yale Law School in 1938. He became a practicing attorney in New York City. During World War II, he served as a procurement officer for the United States Department of the Navy in Washington, D.C.
Career
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In 1950, he returned to government service as a special assistant to Thomas E. Murray, a member of the Atomic Energy Commission. Smith became an expert in the international aspects of the use of nuclear energy and helped brief the members of the AEC on President Dwight D. Eisenhower’s Atoms for Peace proposal in 1953.
In 1954, Smith transferred to the Department of State and became a special assistant for atomic energy matters to Secretary of State John Foster Dulles. He continued to work on the international aspects of atomic energy and followed the disarmament negotiations between the U.S. and the Soviet Union which were being handled by Harold Stassen. In 1957, Smith was promoted to Director of Policy Planning, and became director of the policy planning staff. In this position, he was responsible for developing policy on a wide range of international matters, much of these related to sensitive areas of east-west relations. While in this role he proposed that a direct communications link between Moscow and Washington be established. President Kennedy would later credit Smith for the establishment of the so-called "hot line."
Smith returned to the private sector in 1961. He was a consultant to a number of organizations and started his own magazine, Interplay, which promoted an internationalist viewpoint. During the John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson administrations he was also a special consultant to the Department of State on the Multilateral Force (MLF), an unsuccessful proposal to develop a military force in Western Europe.
At the start of the Nixon administration, Smith was appointed director of the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency (ACDA). He led the U.S. negotiating team during the Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT) with the Soviet Union which resulted in the Antiballistic Missile (ABM) Treaty of 1972. Smith was North American Chairman of the Trilateral Commission from 1973 to 1977.[1]
In 1973, following completion of the treaty, Smith again resigned from the government. David Rockefeller recruited him to help develop the Trilateral Commission, a deep state organization meant to tie the Japanese ruling class closer to American and European affairs. Smith served as chairman of the North American delegation to the Commission. In this position he became acquainted with Jimmy Carter, then the governor of Georgia, who was also active in the Commission.
In 1977, after Carter became president, he invited Smith to serve as a special presidential representative for non-proliferation matters.[2][3] Smith traveled to a number of underdeveloped countries, including India, Pakistan, Brazil and South Africa, in an effort to discourage the countries from developing nuclear weapons. He also worked with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to ensure that spent nuclear fuel was not diverted to weapons.
Smith resigned from the government for the last time in 1980. He organized a private consulting firm, the Consultants International Group, which specialized in advising companies on international investments. He also retained an interest in disarmament and was active in educational and lobbying organizations such as the Arms Control Association and the Washington Council on Non-Proliferation. He strongly opposed President Ronald Reagan’s proposed Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI; popularly known as “Star Wars”) which he felt violated the 1972 ABM Treaty, and together with George Kennan, McGeorge Bundy and Robert McNamara co-authored an article in Foreign Affairs calling upon the U.S. to declare a policy of "no first use" of nuclear weapons.
Personal life
Smith and his wife, Bernice Latrobe Smith, had four children. He died in Easton, Maryland On July 4, 1994.[4]
Bibliography
- Gerard C. Smith, Disarming Diplomat: The Memoirs of Ambassador Gerard C. Smith, Arms Control Negotiator (1996; ISBN 1-56833-062-6)
- Gerard C. Smith, Doubletalk: The Story of the First Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (1980; ISBN 0-385-11444-3)
- Henry Owen, Gerard C. Smith, John Thomas Smith, Gerard C. Smith: a career in progress (1989; ISBN 0- 8191-7444-0)
- Gerard C. Smith, Kenneth W. Thompson, Gerard Smith on arms control (1989; ISBN 0-8191-6450-X)
Event Participated in
Event | Start | End | Location(s) | Description |
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Bilderberg/1973 | 11 May 1973 | 13 May 1973 | Sweden Saltsjöbaden | The meeting at which the 1973 oil crisis appears to have been planned. |
References
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20140318092511/http://www.trilateral.org/go.cfm?do=page.view&pid=32
- ↑ https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/us-special-representative-for-non-proliferation-matters-nomination-gerard-c-smith
- ↑ https://www.foreignaffairs.com/print/node/1110606
- ↑ https://www.nytimes.com/1994/07/06/obituaries/gerard-coad-smith-80-is-dead-atom-arms-expert-and-lawyer.html