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| + | '''Frank A. Southard Jr'''. was a senior official of the [[International Monetary Fund]]. | ||
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| + | Southard served as the fund's deputy managing director, its second highest position, from 1962 until his retirement in 1974. He had worked as an executive for the fund's board and also as special assistant to the Secretary of the Treasury. | ||
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| + | In 1941, Mr. Southard joined the Treasury Department as assistant director of the division of monetary research. He was involved in the earliest planning for the International Monetary Fund, which later emerged from the 1944 [[Bretton Woods Conference]]. | ||
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| + | His work at the Treasury Department was interrupted in 1942, when he served as a Naval officer with the Allied Force Headquarters staff in the Mediterranean. From 1942 to 1946, he was engaged in the design and operation of the financial aspects of European liberation, most notably in [[Italy]].<ref>He later taught at [[Cornell University]]'s economics department, where he also served as chairman, and conducted research with support from the [[Carnegie Endowment]], the [[Guggenheim Foundation]] and the [[Social Science Research Council]].<ref>https://www.nytimes.com/1989/11/26/obituaries/frank-southard-82-economist.html</ref> | ||
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Frank A. Southard Jr. was a senior official of the International Monetary Fund.
Southard served as the fund's deputy managing director, its second highest position, from 1962 until his retirement in 1974. He had worked as an executive for the fund's board and also as special assistant to the Secretary of the Treasury.
In 1941, Mr. Southard joined the Treasury Department as assistant director of the division of monetary research. He was involved in the earliest planning for the International Monetary Fund, which later emerged from the 1944 Bretton Woods Conference.
His work at the Treasury Department was interrupted in 1942, when he served as a Naval officer with the Allied Force Headquarters staff in the Mediterranean. From 1942 to 1946, he was engaged in the design and operation of the financial aspects of European liberation, most notably in Italy.Cite error: Closing </ref> missing for <ref> tag
Event Participated in
| Event | Start | End | Location(s) | Description |
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| Bilderberg/1961 | 21 April 1961 | 23 April 1961 | Canada Quebec St-Castin | The 10th Bilderberg, the first in Canada and the 2nd outside Europe. |
