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'''James Rives Childs''' was an American diplomat, a writer and an authority on [[Giacomo Casanova]]. In [[1977]], he criticized the "immensely powerful [[Zionist]] lobby in the [[United States]]" [[Document:Bitter Roots - The Bases of Present Conflicts in the Middle East|in a speech]]. | '''James Rives Childs''' was an American diplomat, a writer and an authority on [[Giacomo Casanova]]. In [[1977]], he criticized the "immensely powerful [[Zionist]] lobby in the [[United States]]" [[Document:Bitter Roots - The Bases of Present Conflicts in the Middle East|in a speech]]. | ||
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Childs was born in [[Lynchburg, Virginia]]. He attended the [[Virginia Military Institute]] from 1909 to 1911 and graduated from [[Randolph-Macon College]] in 1912. Childs obtained a master's degree from [[Harvard University]] in 1915. Later, Childs joined the [[United States Army]] and worked with British and French forces as a radio intelligence liaison in [[World War I]].<ref name=jrcpapers>http://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaxtf/view?docId=uva-sc/viu03213.xml;query=;</ref> He received the [[Medal of Freedom (1945)|Medal of Freedom]] for his service. After the war, Childs worked with the [[American Relief Administration]] in the Soviet Union.<ref name=afsa>http://www.afsa.org/PublicationsResources/ForeignServiceJournal/FeaturedContent/JanFeb2014JRivesChildsinWartimeTangier.aspx</ref> | Childs was born in [[Lynchburg, Virginia]]. He attended the [[Virginia Military Institute]] from 1909 to 1911 and graduated from [[Randolph-Macon College]] in 1912. Childs obtained a master's degree from [[Harvard University]] in 1915. Later, Childs joined the [[United States Army]] and worked with British and French forces as a radio intelligence liaison in [[World War I]].<ref name=jrcpapers>http://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaxtf/view?docId=uva-sc/viu03213.xml;query=;</ref> He received the [[Medal of Freedom (1945)|Medal of Freedom]] for his service. After the war, Childs worked with the [[American Relief Administration]] in the Soviet Union.<ref name=afsa>http://www.afsa.org/PublicationsResources/ForeignServiceJournal/FeaturedContent/JanFeb2014JRivesChildsinWartimeTangier.aspx</ref> | ||
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 J. Rives Childs    (diplomat) | |
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| Born | February 6, 1893 Lynchburg, Virginia |
| Died | July 15, 1987 (Age 94) |
| Nationality | US |
| Alma mater | Virginia Military Institute, Randolph-Macon College, Harvard University |
James Rives Childs was an American diplomat, a writer and an authority on Giacomo Casanova. In 1977, he criticized the "immensely powerful Zionist lobby in the United States" in a speech.
Background
Childs was born in Lynchburg, Virginia. He attended the Virginia Military Institute from 1909 to 1911 and graduated from Randolph-Macon College in 1912. Childs obtained a master's degree from Harvard University in 1915. Later, Childs joined the United States Army and worked with British and French forces as a radio intelligence liaison in World War I.[1] He received the Medal of Freedom for his service. After the war, Childs worked with the American Relief Administration in the Soviet Union.[2]
Diplomatic career
Childs joined the United States Foreign Service in 1923. He was the Chargé d'Affaires of Morocco from 1941 to 1945. He was United States Ambassador to Saudi Arabia from 1946 to 1950 and held a concurrent post as Ambassador to North Yemen. In 1951, Childs was named Ambassador to Ethiopia. He retired two years later.[3] In 1987, Childs died in Richmond, Virginia, of a cardiac pulmonary infection, aged 94.[4]
Writer
Childs wrote 14 books, five of them on the subject of Giacomo Casanova, the 18th-century Venetian adventurer and libertine. His authoritative biography of Casanova was published posthumously in 1988.[4]
Documents by J. Rives Childs
References
- ↑ http://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaxtf/view?docId=uva-sc/viu03213.xml;query=;
- ↑ http://www.afsa.org/PublicationsResources/ForeignServiceJournal/FeaturedContent/JanFeb2014JRivesChildsinWartimeTangier.aspx
- ↑ https://history.state.gov/departmenthistory/people/childs-james-rives
- ↑ a b https://www.nytimes.com/1987/07/16/obituaries/j-rives-childs-is-dead-authority-on-casanova.html
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