Willis, Frances E. (Frances Elizabeth), 1899-1983

Variant names
Dates:
Birth 1899
Death 1983

Biographical notes:

American diplomat; ambassador to Switzerland, 1953-1957; Norway, 1957-1961; and Ceylon, 1961-1964.

From the description of Frances E. Willis papers, 1906-1983. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754872103

Biographical Note

1899, May 20 Born, Metropolis, Illinois 1916 1917 University of Redlands 1917 1920 B.A., History, Stanford University 1920 1921 Graduate work, Universite Libre de Bruxelles 1923 Ph.D., Political Science, Stanford University 1923 1924 Instructor, History, Goucher College, Baltimore, Maryland 1924 1927 Assistant Professor, Political Science, Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, New York 1927 Foreign Service Exam Vice-Consul, Valparaiso, Chile 1931, January Vice-Consul, Santiago, Chile 1931, December Third Secretary, Stockholm, Sweden 1934 1940 Third Secretary, Brussels, Belgium Second Secretary, Luxembourg 1940 1944 Second Secretary, Madrid, Spain First Secretary, Madrid, Spain Consul, Madrid, Spain 1944 1947 Assistant to the Undersecretary of State, Washington, D.C. 1947 1951 First Secretary and Consul, London, England 1951 1953 Counselor of Legation, Helsinki, Finland 1953 1957 Ambassador to Switzerland 1955 Appointed Career Minister 1957 1961 Ambassador to Norway 1962 Appointed Career Ambassador 1961 1964 Ambassador to Sri Lanka 1964, November 5 Retirement 1983, July 20 Died, Redlands, California

From the guide to the Frances E. Willis Papers, 1906-1983, (Hoover Institution Archives)

Links to collections

Comparison

This is only a preview comparison of Constellations. It will only exist until this window is closed.

  • Added or updated
  • Deleted or outdated

Information

Permalink:
SNAC ID:

Subjects:

not available for this record

Occupations:

  • Diplomats

Places:

  • Norway (as recorded)
  • Sri Lanka. (as recorded)
  • United States (as recorded)
  • Norway. (as recorded)
  • Sri Lanka (as recorded)
  • Switzerland. (as recorded)
  • United States (as recorded)
  • Switzerland (as recorded)

SNAC Cooperative Logo

Social Networks and Archival Context

SNAC is a discovery service for persons, families, and organizations found within archival collections at cultural heritage institutions.

Sponsors

The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
Institute of Museum and Library Services
National Endowment for the Humanities

Hosts

University of Virginia Library
National Archives and Records Administration