John W. Tuthill

John W. Tuthill
1stUnited States Ambassador to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
In office October 4, 1961 – October 22, 1962
President	John F. Kennedy
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	John M. Leddy
United States Ambassador toBrazil
In office June 30, 1966 – January 9, 1969
President	Lyndon B. Johnson
Preceded by	Lincoln Gordon
Succeeded by	Charles Burke Elbrick
Personal details
Born	(1910-11-10)November 10, 1910 Montclair, New Jersey
Died	September 9, 1996(1996-09-09)(aged 85)
Spouse	Erna Margaret Lueders
Children	Carol Ann David Wills
Alma mater	College of William and Mary New York University Harvard University

John Wills Tuthill(November 10, 1910 – September 9, 1996) was a U.S. careerdiplomatwho was stationed inLatin America,Canada,andEurope.

Born inMontclair, New Jerseyto Mr. & Mrs. Oliver Bailey Tuthill of North Caldwell. Married Erna Margaret Lueders, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Lueders of Essex Fells, in St. Luke's Church in Montclair on July 4, 1937, by the Rev. Ernest Tuthill, uncle of the bridegroom. Children are daughter Carol Ann and son David Wills.

Graduated from theCollege of William and Maryclass of 1932, received graduate degrees fromNew York Universitymaster's in business administration and master's degree in economics fromHarvard.He received the Alumni Medallion from theCollege of William and Maryin 1968 and an honorary LLD in 1978. A quarterback during his college years, Jack Tuthill was named a Sports Illustrated Special All American in 1956. Taught banking and finance for two years atNortheastern Universityin Boston before joining theU.S. Foreign Servicein 1940.

His diplomatic career extended from 1940 to 1969. Was stationed in Ottawa Canada as Vice Consul in 1943. He served in Mexico before being assigned to London on the staff of Supreme Headquarters, Allied Expeditionary Force, under the command of U.S. Army Gen.Dwight D. Eisenhower.Was an aide toGeneral George C. Marshallin 1947 and stationed in Bonn Germany. Active in developing the Marshall Plan's Organization for European Economic Cooperation (OEEC). BecameU.S. Ambassadorto theOECDinParisfrom 1960 to 1962. He served as the United States Ambassador to theEuropean Economic CommunityinBrusselsfrom 1962 to 1966. WasU.S. Ambassadorto Brazil, 1966 to 1969.

After retiring from the Foreign Service Ambassador Tuthill was a professor of international politics at theBologna Centerof theJohns Hopkins University.Was Director General of the Atlantic Institute for International Affairs inParisfrom 1969 to 1975. From 1976 until returning to Washington area in 1988, he served as the fifth president of theSalzburg Global Seminaranon-profit organizationbased inSalzburg,Austriawhose mission is to challenge current and future leaders to develop creative ideas for solving global problems. Became the executive director of the American-Austrian Foundation.

He was the author of several books on banking and foreign economic relations. His autobiography, Some Things to Some Men: Serving in the Foreign Service, appeared in 1996.

See also

• List of ambassadors of the United States to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

External links

• Salzburg Global Seminar
• Atlantic Institute for International Affairs