Trent, Mary Vance, 1914-1998

Foreign service officer and lecturer.

From the description of Mary Vance Trent papers, 1849-1998 (bulk 1959-1976). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70979769

Biographical Note

• 1914, Nov. 20: Born, Madison, Wis.
• 1937: B.A., History and Political Science, Butler University, Indianapolis, Ind.
• 1940 - 1944 : Teacher, Principia Upper School, St. Louis, Mo.
• 1942: Worked for McDonnel Aircraft Corp., St. Louis, Mo.
• 1943: Postgraduate work, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Va.
• 1944 - 1945 : Public opinion analyst, State Department
• 1946: Member, United States delegation to the first session of the United Nations General Assembly, London, England
• 1946 - 1947 : Member, UNESCO Preparatory Commission, London, England, and Paris, France
• 1947: Appointed United States foreign service officer
• 1947 - 1949 : Economic officer and vice consul, American embassy, Oslo, Norway
• 1949 - 1950 : Political officer, American embassy, Prague, Czechoslovakia
• 1950 - 1952 : Political officer, American embassy, Paris, France
• 1952 - 1956 : International relations officer, European affairs, State Department
• 1957 - 1958 : Political officer, American embassy, Jakarta, Indonesia
• 1958: Married, Thomas Hague (divorced 1962) Resigned from the State Department
• 1962: Reinstated as a United States foreign service officer
• 1962 - 1964 : Instructor, Foreign Service Institute, State Department
• 1964: Recipient, Superior Service Award, State Department
• 1964 - 1967 : Political officer, American embassy, Jakarta, Indonesia
• 1967 - 1968 : International relations officer, Cambodian affairs, State Department\
• 1968: Liaison for East Asian affairs, United States delegation to United Nations
• 1969 - 1972 : Head, Political Section, and occasionally deputy ambassador, American embassy, Wellington, New Zealand
• 1972 - 1974 : Representative and political adviser for the State Department, Saipan, Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands
• 1974: Recipient, Meritorious Honor Award, State Department
• 1974 - 1977 : Special advisor and director, Office for Micronesian Status Negotiations, (under the National Security Council), Washington, D.C.
• 1977: Retired from the foreign service, State Department
• 1981: Became lecturer for the Smithsonian Institution Travel Program, Washington, D.C.
• 1984 - 1987 : International president, Society of Woman Geographers
• 1998, Oct.13: Died, Arlington, Va.

From the guide to the Mary Vance Trent Papers, 1849-1998, (bulk 1959-1976), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)