James W. Symington

A Representative from Missouri. Born in Rochester, Monroe County, New York, September 28, 1927. Attended St. Bernard's School in New York City, St. Louis Country Day School and Deerfield Academy. B. A. , Yale, 1950. LL. B. , Columbia Law School, 1954. United States Marine Corps, private first class, 1945-1946. Assistant city counselor of St. Louis, Mo. , 1954-1955. Practiced law in St. Louis, Mo. , 1955-1958. United States Foreign Service, London, England, 1958-1960. Resumed the practice of law in Washington, D. C. , 1960-1961. Deputy director, Food for Peace, White House, 1961-1962. Administrative assistant to Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy, 1962-1963. Director, President's Committee on Juvenile Delinquency, 1965-1966. Consultant, President's Commission on Law Enforcement and Administration of Justice, 1965-1966. Chief of protocol, Department of State, 1966-1968. Director, secretary, The Atlantic Council, 1986- 2001. Director, Library of Congress Russian Leadership Program, 2001. Elected as a Democrat to the Ninety-first and to the three succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1969-January 3, 1977). Was not a candidate in 1976 for reelection to the United States House of Representatives but was an unsuccessful candidate for nomination to the United States Senate. Resumed the practice of law. Is a resident of Washington, D. C.