Oral history interview with Seymour Maxwell Finger, 1999
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- Name
- Finger, Seymour Maxwell, 1915-2005 (Interviewee)
- Weiss, Thomas G. (Thomas George), 1946- (Interviewer)
- Title
- Oral history interview with Seymour Maxwell Finger, 1999
- Abstract
- Born 1915 in New York City. Education: studied American history at Ohio University, graduate work in economics at Harvard University. Career: US Army during World War II, US Foreign Service, US Mission to United Nations (economic advisor, minister-counselor, ambassador), senior fellow at Ralph Bunche Institute, professor of political science at City University of New York Graduate Center and New Yo rk University, president of Institute for Mediterranean Affairs. Themes: Cold War international politics, relationships with African diplomats, American plan for resources in developing countries (Special Fund and UN Development Program -- UNDP), First Development Decade, World Food Programme, Malayan Resolution, UN Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), problems in quality of international civil service, political demands of Non-Aligned Movement, Israeli-Palestinian conflict politics, decolonization, decentralization of programs within UN, transition to academia, international conferences and forums, role of the private sector in intergovernmental organizations, leadership of the UN, relationship between UN headquarters and specialized agencies, importance of ideas
- Collection Name
- United Nations intellectual history project (UNIHP)
- Subjects
- Diplomats--United States; Diplomatic and consular service, American; Diplomacy; International relations; Finger, Seymour Maxwell, 1915-2005; United Nations Officials and employees; United Nations History; Institute for Mediterranean Affairs; United Nations Development Programme; World Food Programme; United Nations Institute for Training and Research; United States. Foreign Service
- Format
- oral histories; sound recordings
- Genre
- Interviews
- Date
- 1999
- Note (Biographical)
- United Nations, U.S. Diplomat
- Note
- Interviewed by Thomas G. Weiss on November 30, 1999
- Note (Provenance)
- Ralph Bunche Institute for International Studies, The Graduate Center, City University of New York, Gift, 2009
- Language
- English
- Library Location
- Columbia Center for Oral History, Columbia University
Browse Location’s Digital Content - Catalog Record
- 13683856
- Also In
- Oral History Archives at Columbia
- Time-Based Media
- Time-Based Media
- Persistent URL
- https://dx.doi.org/10.7916/d8-waqv-nm19
- Related URLs
- Available digital content for this interview.