Johnson, U. Alexis (Ural Alexis), 1908-1997

U. Alexis Johnson, U.S. Ambassador to Japan (1966-1969); Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs (1969-1973). In 1973, Richard Nixon appointed Johnson head of the American delegation to SALT in Geneva. delgation to SALT in Geneva. He retired from foreign service in 1977.

From the description of Oral history interview with U. Alexis Johnson, 1985 Mar. (University of Georgia). WorldCat record id: 45746451

U. Alexis Johnson, U.S. Ambassador to Japan (1966-1969); Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs (1969-1973). In 1973, Richard Nixon appointed Johnson head of the American delegation to SALT in Geneva.

From the description of Oral history interview with U. Alexis Johnson, 1985 Mar. (University of Georgia). WorldCat record id: 45746226

Ural Alexis Johnson (1908-1997) was a longtime Foreign Service officer and diplomat, specializing in Asian relations. He began working as a language officer in Japan in 1935, and worked for the State Department as a Foreign Service officer until 1977. He was Ambassador to Czechoslovakia from 1953 to 1958; Ambassador to Thailand, 1958 to 1961; Deputy Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs, 1961 to 1964; Deputy Ambassador to South Vietnam, 1964 to 1965; and Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs, 1965 to 1966. He served as Ambassador to Japan from 1966 to 1969, and he once again served as Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs, 1969 to 1973. From 1973 to 1977 he was chief of the U.S. Delegation to SALT (Strategic-Arms Limitation Talks). He retired from the Foreign Service in 1977, but he continued to serve as a consultant to the State Department from 1977 to 1982 and the Department of Defense from 1979 to 1981.

From the description of Johnson, U. Alexis (Ural Alexis), 1908-1997 (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration). naId: 10569600