James S. Sutterlin Explained

Jim Sutterlin
Office:6th Inspector General of the Department of State
President:Richard Nixon
Gerald Ford
Term Start:October 15, 1973
Term End:August 31, 1974
Predecessor:Thomas McElhiney
Successor:William E. Schaufele Jr.
Office1:9th Director of Policy Planning
President1:Richard Nixon
Term Start1:September 4, 1973
Term End1:October 15, 1973
Predecessor1:William Cargo
Successor1:Winston Lord
Birth Date:15 March 1922
Birth Place:Frankfort, Kentucky, U.S.
Education:Haverford College (BA)

James S. Sutterlin (March 15, 1922[1] – May 8, 2017[2]) was an American author, academic, and officer at the United States Department of State with rank equivalent to an Assistant Secretary of State, who also spent 13 years working in various capacities for the Secretariat of the United Nations. He was Director of Research and adjunct professor at the Long Island University Institute for the Study of International Organizations, and a Distinguished Fellow at International Security Studies, Yale University.[3] [4]

State Department Career (1973–74)

Following his service in the US Army during the second world war, Sutterlin joined the foreign service. He served under President Richard Nixon as Director of Policy Planning in the United States Department of State from September 4, 1973 to October 15, 1973, with the title of Director of the Planning and Coordination Staff, and with rank equivalent to an Assistant Secretary of State. He was then Inspector General of the Department of State from October 15, 1973 to August 31, 1974.[3]

United Nations

Sutterlin spent 13 years working in various capacities for the Secretariat of the United Nations, has authored and co-authored several UN-themed books, and has worked closely with former UN Secretary General Javier Pérez de Cuéllar in drafting the latter's memoirs, Pilgrimage for Peace (1997).[4] [5]

Academic career

Sutterlin was a Chair of the Academic Council on the United Nations System (ACUNS) and the former Director of the Yale-U.N. Oral History Project at UNSY (United Nations Studies at Yale). He was also Director of Research and adjunct professor at the Long Island University Institute for the Study of International Organizations, and a Distinguished Fellow at International Security Studies, Yale University.[4]

Writings

Notes and References

  1. Book: The Review of the News - Volume 9. 1973. Review of the News. 56.
  2. Web site: Obituary of James Sutterlin. Graham Funeral Home. en-US. 27 May 2017.
  3. Web site: James S. Sutterlin . United States Department of State - Office of the Historian. 30 November 2013.
  4. Web site: Faculty and Staff . Yale University - International Security Studies . 30 November 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131203013450/http://iss.yale.edu/faculty-and-staff . 3 December 2013 .
  5. Book: Pérez de Cuéllar, Javier. Pilgrimage for Peace: A Secretary-General's Memoir. 1997. St. Martin's Press. 978-0-312-16486-7.
  6. Book: Sutterlin, James S.. The United Nations and the Maintenance of International Security: A Challenge to be Met. 2003. Greenwood Publishing Group. 978-0-275-97304-9.
  7. Book: Krasno, Jean E.. The United Nations and Iraq: defanging the viper. 2003. Greenwood Publishing Group. 978-0-275-97838-9. Sutterlin, James S.. registration.
  8. Book: Anthony Parsons (Sir), Enrique Ros, Nicanor Costa Mendez, James S. Sutterlin, Yale University (New Haven, Conn.). The Falklands/Malvinas War. 1990. UN, 1931 UN Oral history project. 30 November 2013.