Lion, Donor M., 01/01/1963-12/31/1989

File — Box: 1, Folder: 200

Identifier: GAMMS2.2.812

Series-level Scope and Content Note

From the Series:

Dates

01/01/1963-12/31/1989

Collection-level Access Restrictions

The Foreign Affairs Oral History Project transcripts and audio tapes have been returned to the Association for Diplomatic Study and Training in Arlington, Virginia.

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Extent

From the Collection: 30 Linear Feet (Hollinger Record Storage boxes)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

Container Summary

1 Tms transcribed oral history interview with Donor M. Lion, covering his career in the Foreign Assistance Program. Includes his early life and his experiences with the Marshall Plan in Norway, 1952; with Robert Nathan and Booz Allen, 1954; with USAID in Brazil, 1963; with the Program and Policy Coordination Bureau (PPC), 1967; at the Senior Seminar, 1971; with the Latin American Bureau , 1977; with USAID as Director and Economic Counselor in Jamaica, 1977; with USAID in Guyana, 1979; USAID in Pakistan, 1981; AID Chief Economist, 1985; as Mission Director in Peru, 1986; Retirement, 1989; in Eastern Europe, in the Dominican Republic, and in Thailand with government institutions.

Subjects and Associated Physical Materials

LION, DONOR M. - INTERVIEWED BY NORTH, W. HAVEN - 1997: Other Types

FOREIGN ASSISTANCE PROGRAM - LION, DONOR M. - INTERVIEWEE: Other Types

MARSHALL PLAN - NORWAY - 1952: Other Types

USAID - BRAZIL - 1963: Other Types

BRAZIL - USAID - 1963: Other Types

PROGRAM AND POLICY COORDINATION BUREAU - 1967: Other Types

LATIN AMERICAN BUREAU - 1977: Other Types

USAID - JAMAICA - 1977: Other Types

JAMAICA - USAID - 1977: Other Types

GUYANA - USAID - 19179: Other Types

PAKISTAN - USAID - 1981: Other Types

AID - WASHINGTON - CHIEF ECONOMIST - 1985: Other Types

PERU - 1986: Other Types

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - AGRICULTURAL SECTOR PROGRAM: Other Types

THAILAND: Other Types

ALLIANCE FOR PROGRESS: Other Types

BASIC HUMAN NEEDS (BHN): Other Types

CROP SUBSTITUTION PROGRAM: Other Types

DROUGHT PROBLEMS - USAID: Other Types

FOOD FOR PEACE PROGRAM: Other Types

INTERAMERICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK: Other Types

RURAL INDUSTRIAL TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE: Other Types

USAID - WHEAT PRODUCTION: Other Types

USAID - GUYANA - 1979: Other Types

USAID - PAKISTAN - 1981: Other Types