Joseph J. Sisco

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Person.png Joseph J. Sisco  Rdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
(diplomat, spook)
Joseph J. Sisco in Israel 1970.jpg
BornOctober 31, 1919
Chicago, Illinois, USA
DiedNovember 23, 2004 (Age 85)
Chevy Chase, Maryland, USA
NationalityUS
Alma materKnox College, University of Chicago
Member ofCouncil on Foreign Relations/Historical Members
American diplomat, spook and university rector who wrote a working paper for the discussion on Western Power and the Middle East: A Case Study in Atlantic Relationships at the 1984 Bilderberg

Employment.png American University/President

In office
1976 - 1980
Formerly of the CIA.

Joseph J. Sisco was an American diplomat, spook and university rector who wrote a working paper for the discussion on Western Power and the Middle East: A Case Study in Atlantic Relationships at the 1984 Bilderberg.[1]

Early life and Education

After attending school, the son of an Italian-born tailor studied history at Knox College and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A. History) in 1941. Subsequently, he did his military service in the US Army during the Second World War from 1941 to 1946. He became a first lieutenant in the 41st Infantry Division in the Pacific War.[2]

After completing his active military service, he completed a postgraduate degree in relations with the Soviet Union at the University of Chicago and not only completed this degree with a Master of Arts (M.A.) in 1947, but also got a Ph.D. in Soviet Relations in 1950. During his studies he became a member of the academic association Phi Beta Kappa.[3]

Career

In 1950, he first became an employee of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), and then in 1951 of the US State Department. In the course of his work there, he first became Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs in September 1965, before becoming Assistant Secretary of State for Middle Eastern Affairs between February 1969 and February 1974. His term of office included numerous significant political events in the Middle East and the Arab world, such as the invasion of Syria of Jordan in 1970, the third Indo-Pakistani war in 1971 (the Bangladesh War), as well as the peace negotiations between Egypt and Israel after the Yom Kippur War in 1973.[2][4]

Most recently, Sisco was Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs from February 1974 to June 1976, holding the third highest post in the United States Department of State.

In addition, he was a trustee of Knox College from 1973 to 1976, before he was subsequently president of the American University in Washington, D.C. He held this position until 1980, when he was replaced by Richard E. Berendzen. Sisco, who was also involved in the Council on Foreign Relations, was chairman of the American Academy of Diplomacy between 1999 and his death in 2004.

He also held positions in the private sector and was a member of the boards of directors of the Interpublic Group, Raytheon, Tenneco, Geico, The Gillette Company and the First National Bank of Washington, among others.

The Joseph J. Sisco Memorial Forum of the American Academy of Diplomacy was named in his honor.[5] The Sisco Mesa, a table mountain in Antarctica, has borne his name since 1967.[2]


 

Event Participated in

EventStartEndLocation(s)Description
Bilderberg/198411 May 198413 May 1984Sweden
Saltsjöbaden
The 32nd Bilderberg, held in Sweden
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