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Governor William Warren Sranton is the thirteenth United States Permanent Representative to the United Nations. He was nominated by President Ford on February 25, 1976, and confirmed by the Senate March 3, 1976. He was sworn into office on March 15, 1976. |
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Ambassador Scranton- represents the U.S. in diplomatic relations with the 143 other national delegations at the United Nations. He directs a staff of over 125 persons at the U.S. Mission. As the United States Permanent Representative to the United Nations, he is a member of President Ford's Cabinet. |
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He has served the government in these capacities: |
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Special Assistant to Sectetary of State (1959-1960);
Member of Congress (1961-1963); ,
Governor, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (1963-1967);
Vice Chairman, President Johnson's Panel on Insurance for
Riot Torn Areas (1967);
Delegate and Chairman, Committee on Judiciary and the
Committee on Rules, Pennsylvania State' Constitutional
Convention (1967-1968);
Missions to Western Europe and Middle East for
President-elect Nixon (1968); .
Chairman and U.S. Ambassador, U.S. Delegation INTELSAT (1969);
Chairman, President's Commission on Campus Unrest (1970);
Member, President's Price Commission (1971-1972);
Member, Conrail Board (1975); .
Member, United States Railway Association Board and
Executive Committee
(1974-1976);
Member, General Advisory Committee on Arms Control and
Disarmament (SALT) (1969-1976);
Member, President Ford's Transition Team (1974);
Member of the Commission on White House Fellowships (1973) . |
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In 1964, Ambassador Scranton was a candidate for the Republican nomination for President at the Republican National Convention. From 1941 to 1945 he was in the U.S. Army Air Force and served as a pilot with the rank of Captain. |
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Ambassador Scranton was Chairman of the Board of the North Eastern Bank of Pennsylvania prior to going to the United Nations. In 1947 he was admitted to the Pennsylvania Bar and joined the law firm of O'Malley, Harris, Warren and Hill. He was Vice President of the International Textbook Company from 1949 to 1952. He became a director of the Scranton Lackawanna Trust Company in 1952, and then President in 1954. He was Chairman of the Board, Director of Northeastern Pennsylvania Broadcasting Company, 1957-1961 and Chairman of the Board, National Liberty Corporation, 1969-1971. |
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He has served as a Director of many corporations-most recently, IBM Corporation, Ryan Homes, Scott Paper Company, South East Banking Corporation, and Sun Oil Company. He has been a Trustee of Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York. |
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In civic affairs Ambassador Scranton was the Chairman of the National Conference on Government (1973-1975); Chairman of the Urban Institute (1975); and is a member of the Executive Committee of the Trilateral Commission -- Japan, North America, and European Community (1973). He has served as a member of the Carnegie Commission on Higher Education (1967-1973) and as a Trustee of Yale University (1967-1973) and as President of the National Municipal League (1969-1972). |
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Ambassador Scranton has received honorary degrees from 35 colleges and universities. He was born July 19, 1917 in Madison, Connecticut and was educated at Yale University (Bachelor of Arts degree, 1939; Bachelor of Law degree, 1946). He is married to the former Mary Lowe Chamberlin. They have one daughter and three sons and their home is in Dalton, Pennsylvania. |
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