Simpson, Smith

Biographical Note

• 1906, Nov. 9: Born, Arlington County, Va.
• 1927: B.S., University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Va.
• 1928: M.S., University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Va.
• 1931: LL.B., Cornell University Law School, Ithaca, N.Y.
• 1931 - 1932 : Postgraduate work, Columbia University, New York, N.Y.
• 1933 - 1934 : Special labor advisor, National Recovery Administration
• 1934: Married Henriette Lanniée
• 1934 - 1935 : Administrator, Asphalt, Shingle, and Roofing Code Authority, National Recovery Administration
• 1935 - 1943 : Instructor and assistant professor, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pa.
• 1943 - 1944 : Assistant director, Foreign Division, Recruitment and Manning Organization, War Shipping Administration
• 1944 - 1945 : Department of State; worked on United Nations charter and the establishment of a labor attaché program
• 1945 - 1948 : First secretary and labor attaché, American embassy, Brussels, Belgium
• 1947 - 1949 : First secretary and labor attaché, American embassy, Athens, Greece
• 1949 - 52 : First secretary and labor attaché, American embassy, Mexico City, Mexico
• 1952 - 1954 : Deputy consul general, Bombay, India
• 1954 - 1957 : Consul general, Lourenco Marques, Mozambique.
• 1958 - 1960 : Advisor on African affairs, Department of Labor
• 1960 - 1962 : Member, Board of Examiners, Foreign Service, Department of State
• 1967: Published Anatomy of the State Department. Boston: Houghton Mifflin
• 1970 - 1978 : Founder and chairman, Georgetown University Institute for the Study of Diplomacy, Washington, D.C.
• 1974 - 1977 : Research professor of diplomacy, Georgetown University School of Foreign Service, Washington, D.C.
• 1978 - 1992 : Cofounder and board member, Institute for the Study of Diplomacy
• 1980: Published The Crisis in American Diplomacy. North Quincy, Mass.: Christopher Publishing House
• 1986: Published Perspectives on the Study of Diplomacy. Washington, D.C.: Institute for the Study of Diplomacy
• 1987: Published Education in Diplomacy: An Instructional Guide. Lanham, Md.: University Press of America
• 2010, Sept. 5: Died, Charlottesville, Va.

From the guide to the Smith Simpson Papers, 1833-1991, (bulk 1925-1979), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)