Henze, Paul B., 1924-2011

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American author; Radio Free Europe, Central Intelligence Agency and National Security Council staff member.

From the description of Paul B. Henze papers, 1859-2009. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754872842

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  • 1924 August 29: Born, Redwood Falls, Minnesota
  • 1942 - 1943 : Studied at St. Olaf College, Northfield, Minnesota
  • 1943: Enlisted in the United States Army
  • 1944 September - 1945 November : Served in U.S. Military Government detachment I4G2, based primarily in Monschau, Germany
  • 1948: BA, St. Olaf College, Northfield, Minnesota
  • 1950: MA, Soviet Studies, Harvard University
  • 1950 June 21: Began work at the Central Intelligence Agency
  • 1951 September 15: Married Martha Elaine Heck
  • 1952 November - 1958 April : Deputy Political Advisor, Radio Free Europe, Munich, Germany
  • 1958 - 1959 : Communications advisor, Turkey
  • 1960 - 1961 : Research staff, Johns Hopkins University
  • 1961 - 1968 : Executive, U.S. Department of Defense
  • 1969 - 1972 : 1st secretary, U.S. Embassy in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
  • 1972: Received Order of Menelik from Haile Selassie of Ethiopia
  • 1973: Department of State, Washington, D.C.
  • 1974 - 1977 : 1st Secretary, U.S. Embassy in Ankara, Turkey
  • 1977: Author, Ethiopian Journeys: Travels in Ethiopia, 1969-72
  • 1977 - 1980 : National Security Council staff
  • 1980 December: Retired from government service
  • 1981: Author, Turkey, the Alliance and the Middle East: Problems and Opportunities in Historical Perspective
  • 1981 - 1982 : Wilson Fellow, Smithsonian Institution
  • 1982 - 2002 : Resident Consultant, RAND corporation
  • 1983: Author, The Plot to Kill the Pope
  • 1991: Author, The Horn of Africa: From War to Peace
  • 1992: Headed International Alert missions to Chechnia and Georgia
  • 2000: Author, Layers of Time: A History of Ethiopia
  • 2001: Author, Eritrea's war: Confrontation, International Response, Outcome, Prospects
  • 2007: Author, Ethiopia in Mengistu's Final Years
  • 2011 May 19: Died, Culpeper, Virginia

From the guide to the Paul B. Henze papers, 1859-2009, (Hoover Institution Archives)
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