Thorsten V. Kalijarvi

Thorsten V. Kalijarvi
United States Ambassador to El Salvador
In office
September 7, 1957 – December 18, 1960
PresidentDwight D. Eisenhower
Preceded byThomas C. Mann
Succeeded byMurat W. Williams
4th Assistant Secretary of State for Economic Affairs
In office
March 14, 1957 – September 26, 1957
PresidentDwight D. Eisenhower
Preceded bySamuel C. Waugh
Succeeded byThomas C. Mann
Personal details
BornThorsten Valentine Kalijarvi
(1897-12-22)December 22, 1897
Gardner, Massachusetts, U.S.
DiedJune 5, 1980(1980-06-05) (aged 82)
Mount Vernon, Virginia, U.S.
Alma materClark University

Thorsten Valentine Kalijarvi (December 22, 1897 – June 5, 1980) served as Assistant Secretary of State for Economic and Business Affairs in the United States under President Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1957.[1] He also served as Ambassador to El Salvador from 1957 to 1961.

Biography

Kalijarvi was born in Gardner, Massachusetts, on December 22, 1897.[2] He graduated with a bachelor's and master's degree from Clark University in 1923. In 1935, Kalijarvi received his doctorate from the University of Berlin.[3] He also studied at The Hague Academy of International Law and the Geneva Graduate Institute. From 1927 to 1945, he taught government at the University of New Hampshire, where he also served as the head of the political science department. He lectured at American University and Johns Hopkins University.

In 1947, Kalijarvi started work in Washington as a consultant on European affairs for the Library of Congress and the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. In 1950, he joined the Department of State. He worked as an ambassador from 1957 to 1960 and retired in 1961. Following his retirement, he continued to work in Washington, serving on different committees for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.[3]

Kalijarvi died on June 5, 1980, in Alexandria, Virginia.

References

  1. ^ "Thorsten Valentine Kalijarvi (1897–1980)". The Office of the Historian.
  2. ^ Kestenbaum, Lawrence. "The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Kaan to Kandt". politicalgraveyard.com. Retrieved 2024-10-18.
  3. ^ a b "T. V. Kalijarvi, Ex-Ambassador, Official at State". Washington Post. 2023-12-23. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2024-10-15.


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