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

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)