Henry David Owen (August 26, 1920 – November 5, 2011) was a diplomat, Brookings Institution Director (1969–78) and United States Ambassador at Large for Economic Summit Affairs from 1977 to 1981, on the National Security Council.[1][2][3]

Henry D. Owen
7th Director of Policy Planning
In office
June 19, 1966 – February 8, 1969
PresidentLyndon B. Johnson
Preceded byWalt Whitman Rostow
Succeeded byWilliam Cargo
Personal details
Born(1920-08-26)August 26, 1920
DiedNovember 5, 2011(2011-11-05) (aged 91)

Life

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Owen was born in Forest Hills, Queens. He graduated from Birch Wathen Lenox School, and Harvard University with a BA in 1941.[4]

He served in the United States Navy from 1942 to 1946 and on the U.S. State Department's Policy Planning Staff from 1952 to 1968. He recruited Zbigniew Brzezinski. He was director of foreign policy study, at the Brookings Institution, from 1968 to 1977.[4][5]

He was a member of the American Academy of Diplomacy, Council on Foreign Relations,[6] and Trilateral Commission.

References

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  1. ^ "Henry D. Owen". Nndb.com. Retrieved 2011-11-12.
  2. ^ "The NSC Staff and Organization, 1977-81". Jimmycarterlibrary.gov. 2002-06-03. Archived from the original on 2017-06-19. Retrieved 2011-11-12.
  3. ^ Henry D. Owen, 91, Dies; Shaped Global Fiscal Order
  4. ^ a b Paul Vitello (November 11, 2011). "Henry D. Owen, 91, Dies; Shaped Global Fiscal Order". The New York Times.
  5. ^ "The Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training Foreign Affairs Oral History Project AMBASSADOR HENRY D. OWEN" (PDF). Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training. 17 May 2001. Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 July 2024. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
  6. ^ "Membership Roster - Council on Foreign Relations". Cfr.org. 2009-12-05. Retrieved 2011-11-12.
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