William J. Jorden
William John Jorden (May 3, 1923 – February 20, 2009) was a diplomatic correspondent for
Jorden studied at Yale University, receiving a bachelor's degree in international relations in 1947. His university studies were punctuated by service in the Army during World War II, during which he learned Japanese at Yale and the University of Michigan. He received a master's degree in journalism from Columbia University in 1948.
On completion of his studies, he worked for the
In October 1957 he wrote multiple articles for the New York Times about Sputnik.[2]
He was a member of the team that won the Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting in 1958.[3]
In 1961, two years after returning to Washington, he left The Times to join the State Department. By the mid-1960s, he was involved in the State Department's Vietnam policy.
After a series of diplomatic and national security positions (as well as taking time from government to assist president
After government service, Jorden served as scholar in residence at the
Jorden died at age 85 in 2009 of lung cancer in New Bedford, Massachusetts, just two days following the death of his ex-wife, Eleanor Harz.
References
- ^ Fox, Margalit (February 28, 2009). "William J. Jorden, Reporter and Envoy, Dies at 85". The New York Times. Retrieved March 1, 2009.
- ^ Jorden, William. "Soviet Fires Earth Satellite Into Space; It Is Circling the Globe at 18,000 M.P.H.; Sphere Tracked in 4 Crossings Over U.S." NyTimes. New York Times. Retrieved January 23, 2024.
- ^ "The Pulitzer Prize, International Reporting". Retrieved March 1, 2009.
- ^ "Nicaraguan rebels routed, Somoza faces new threat". The New York Times. September 21, 1978.
- The Associated Press. September 26, 1978.
- ^ Levi, Isaac A (September 26, 1978). "Nicaraguan Pres Anastasio Somoza accepts offer by US to mediate and help". The New York Times.
- ^ Gardner, David (March 5, 1988). "Man In The News: Master manipulator in a world of intrigue – Gen Manuel Antonio Noriega". The Financial Times.
- ^ Gumbel, Bryant (December 22, 1989). "Interview: William Jorden and Colonel Harry Summers on Noriega search". NBC News.
- ^ "Noriega – A pock marked Caligula still a hard man to nail". The Financial Times. December 21, 1989.