Pasvolsky, Leo, 1893-1953

Economist and official at the U.S. State Dept.

From the description of Papers of Leo Pasvolsky, 1937-1953 (bulk 1944-1945). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71063671

Biographical Note

• 1893, Aug. 22: Born, Pavlograd, Russia
• 1905: Immigrated to the United States
• 1916: A.B., City University of New York, City College, New York, N.Y.
• 1916 - 1918 : Graduate study, Columbia University, New York, N.Y. Editor, Russia Review
• 1917 - 1920 : Editor, Rosskoye Slovo
• 1917 - 1918 : Editor, Amerikansky Viestnik
• 1921 - 1922 : Free-lance writer
• 1922 - 1953 : Member of research staff, Brookings Institution, Washington, D.C.
• 1926: Married Christine McCormick
• 1932 - 1933 : Studied at University of Geneva, Switzerland
• 1934 - 1935 : Economist, Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce
• 1935 - 1936 : Economist, Division of Trade Agreements, Department of State
• 1936: Ph. D., Brookings Institution, Washington, D.C.
• 1936 - 1946 : Special assistant to the secretary of state
• 1941 - 1942 : Chief, Division of Special Research, Department of State
• 1943: Supervisor, Division of Political and Economic Studies, Department of State
• 1944: Member, American delegation to Dumbarton Oaks Conference, Washington, D.C.
• 1945: Member, American delegation to the Inter-American Conference on Problems of War and Peace, Mexico City, Mexico Member, American delegation to the United Nations Conference on International Organization, San Francisco, Calif. President, first session of Preparatory Commission of the United Nations
• 1945 - 1946 : Supervisor, Office of Special Political Affairs, Department of State
• 1946: Member, American delegation to the General Assembly and Security Council, United Nations
• 1946 - 1953 : Director, International Studies, Brookings Institution, Washington, D.C.
• 1953, May 5: Died, Washington, D.C.

From the guide to the Leo Pasvolsky Papers, 1937-1953, (bulk 1944-1945), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)