Salisbury, Laurence, 1894-

American diplomat; deputy assistant chief, Division of Far Eastern Affairs, Department of State, 1941-1944; editor, Far Eastern Survey, 1944-1948.

From the description of Laurence E. Salisbury papers, 1916-1973. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754872527

Biographical Note

• 1891, March 13: born, Chicago, Illinois
• 1916: graduated, University of Chicago
• 1916 - 17 : Instructor in English, Japan
• 1917 - 1919 : Second Lieutenant, Overseas Service, British Army
• 1920: Student Interpreter, Japan
• 1922: Vice-Consul and interpreter, Kobe, Japan
• 1924 - 1928 : Foreign Service Officer, Japan
• 1928 - 1929 : State Department, Washington
• 1930: Assigned to Paris
• 1931: Assigned to Tokyo
• 1932: Assigned to State Department, Washington
• 1933 - 1938 : Assigned to Peking
• 1938: Assigned to State Department, Washington
• 1939: First Secretary to Office of High Commissioner, Philippines
• 1941 - 1944 : Deputy Assistant Chief, Division of Far Eastern Affairs, Washington
• 1944: Acting Chief, Division of Southwest Pacific Affairs, Washington
• 1944 - 1948 : Editor, Far Eastern Survey (American Institute of Pacific Relations Publication)
• 1976: died

From the guide to the Laurence E. Salisbury Papers, 1916-1973, (Hoover Institution Archives)