Valeo, Francis R. (Francis Ralph), 1916-2006

Secretary of the U.S. Senate and foreign affairs consultant.

From the description of Francis R. Valeo papers, 1916-1987 (bulk 1946-1985). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70982004

Biographical Note

• 1916, Jan. 30: Born, Brooklyn, N.Y.
• 1936: B.A., political science, New York University, New York, N.Y.
• 1942: M.A., international relations, New York University, New York, N.Y.
• 1942 - 1943 : Researcher, Legislative Reference Service, Library of Congress
• 1943 - 1946 : Sergeant, U.S. Army, stationed primarily in China
• 1946 - 1950 : Far East research specialist, Legislative Reference Service, Library of Congress
• 1950 - 1952 : Chief, Foreign Affairs Division, Legislative Reference Service, Library of Congress
• 1952 - 1958 : Consultant to the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
• 1958: Married Rita MacDonald
• 1958 - 1963 : Staff advisor on foreign affairs for Senator Mike Mansfield
• 1961 - 1963 : Acting secretary for the majority, U.S. Senate
• 1963 - 1966 : Secretary for the majority, U.S. Senate
• 1966 - 1977 : Secretary of the Senate
• 1972 - 1976 : Developed strategy and served as senior negotiator for three senate leadership missions to China
• 1975: Published with Ernest S. Griffith, Congress: Its Contemporary Role, fifth edition, New York: New York University Press
• 1975 - 1976 : Member, Commission on the Operation of the Senate
• 1977: Retired from government service Became consultant and lobbyist with special reference to Chinese-Asian matters
• 1983: Edited with Charles E. Morrison, The Japanese Diet and the U.S. Congress. Boulder, Colo.: Westview Press
• 2006, Apr. 9: Died, Chevy Chase, Md.

From the guide to the Francis R. Valeo Papers, 1916-1987, (bulk 1946-1985), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)