James Rockwell Sheffield (S&B 1959)
Foundations. Yale University. Skull and Bones.
11 Oct 1982 - NY Times - ‘…But to Banish Halloween?-Never!’. Letter to editor, as President, U.S. Committee for Unicef.[3]
President, U.S. Committee UNICEF.[2]
Assistant Professor, Director, Center for Education in Africa, Teachers College Columbia University (NYC).[2]
1965 to 1967 - Program Specialist, Ford Foundation (Narobi, Kenya).[2]
1959 - Graduated Yale, Skull and Bones Patriarch.[1]
Married - June Wilkinson.
Grandfather, James R. Sheffield (same name. S&K 1878 / Psi Upsilon).
1924 Sheffield was selected to serve as Ambassador to Mexico, with Hughes playing a leading role in obtaining the appointment from President Coolidge. In 1925 he acted on his own to reprimand Mexico”s government for its support of Augusto César Sandino”s revolutionary movement in Nicaragua, complicating the Coolidge administration”s efforts to maintain a policy of non-confrontation with Mexico.[7]
Friend and political ally of Charles Evans Hughes, who was United States Secretary of State from 1921 to 1925. Sheffield served until 1927, and earned notoriety for expressing racist views of and contempt for individuals in the Mexican government.[7]
[6] The New York Red Book - references grandfather, James R.Sheffield
[7] - Prabook.com - James Rockwell Sheffield S&K 1878
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