J. Rives Childs

J. Rives Childs   (diplomat)
Born	February 6, 1893 Lynchburg, Virginia
Died	July 15, 1987 (Age 94)
Nationality	US
Alma mater	Virginia Military Institute, Randolph-Macon College, Harvard University
American diplomat who criticized the "immensely powerful Zionist lobby in the United States" in a 1977 speech.  US/Ambassador/Ethiopia In office 1951 - 1953  US/Ambassador/Saudi Arabia  In office 1949 - 1950  US/Chargé d'Affaires/Morocco In office 1941 - 1945

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.

Early life and education

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. He received the Medal of Freedom for his service. After the war, Childs worked with the American Relief Administration in the Soviet Union.

Diplomatic career

Childs joined the United States Foreign Service in 1923. He was the Chargé d'Affaires of Morocco from 1941 to 1945. He served as 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. In 1987, Childs died in Richmond, Virginia, of a cardiac pulmonary infection, aged 94.

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.

 

Documents by J. Rives Childs

Title	Document type	Publication date	Subject(s)
Document:Bitter Roots - The Bases of Present Conflicts in the Middle East	speech	1977	Middle East US/Israel lobby
File:BitterRoots.pdf	speech	1 December 2011	Israel Zionism

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