Samuel De Palma
Samuel De Palma (June 22, 1918 – March 21, 2002) was an official in the United States Department of State.
Biography
De Palma was born in Rochester, New York. He was educated at the University of Rochester, graduating in 1940. After college, he took a job with the United States Department of War in Washington, D.C. as a civilian economic analyst and intelligence specialist.
After
embassy in the Netherlands. He joined the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency
in 1963, becoming its assistant director in 1966.
In 1966,
Senate Confirmation
, De Palma held this office from February 11, 1969 until June 20, 1973.
De Palma left government service in 1973, becoming international analysis unit director of
ITT Corporation
. He retired in 1983.
In retirement, De Palma was president of the American and international committees of the Community of Democracies. He lived in Bethesda, Maryland until his death from pneumonia on March 21, 2002.
References
- "Samuel De Palma, 83; Foreign Service Official", Washington Post, Mar. 25, 2002
