Charles Woodruff Yost
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Charles Woodruff Yost was a career U.S. diplomat who was assigned as his country's representative
to the United Nations
from 1969 to 1971.
, with Roswell Gilpatric
, Paul Nitze
, and Chapman Rose before graduating from Princeton University
in 1928. He did postgraduate studies at the École des Hautes Études International in Paris. Over the next year he traveled to Geneva, Berlin, the Soviet Union, Poland, Rumania, Hungary, Yugoslavia, Spain, and Vienna.
Yost joined the U.S. Foreign Service in 1930 on the advice of former Secretary of State Robert Lansing
, and he served in Alexandria, Egypt as a consular officer, followed by an assignment in Poland. In 1933 he left the Foreign Service to pursue a career as a freelance foreign correspondent in Europe and a writer in New York. After his marriage to Irena Rawicz-Oldakowska, he returned to the U.S. State Department in 1935, becoming assistant chief of the Division of Arms and Munitions Control in 1936. In 1941, he represented the State Department on the Policy Committee of the Board of Economic Warfare. Yost was appointed assistant chief of special research in 1942, and he was made assistant chief of the Division of Foreign Activity Correlation in 1943. In February of the next year he became executive secretary of the Department of State Policy Committee. He attended the Dumbarton Oaks Conference from August to October 1944, when he worked on Chapters VI and VII of the United Nations Charter
. He then served at the United Nations Conference on International Organization in San Francisco in April 1945 as aide to Secretary of State Edward Stettinius. In July of that year he was secretary-general of the Potsdam Conference.
In 1945 Yost was reinstated in the Foreign Service, and later that year he served as political adviser to U.S. Lieutenant General Raymond Albert Wheeler
on the staff of Lord Louis Mountbatten
in Kandy
, Ceylon. He then became chargé d'affaires in Thailand during the short reign of Ananda Mahidol
. Throughout the late 1940s and the 1950s, his assignments took him to Czechoslovakia, Austria (twice), and Greece. In 1954, he was named minister to Laos, and he became the first United States ambassador there a year later. In 1957, he was minister counselor in Paris. At the end of the same year he was named ambassador to Syria. Shortly after his appointment, Syria and Egypt formed the United Arab Republic
, and the U.S. was asked to close its embassy in Syria. Yost was then sent as ambassador to Morocco in 1958.
In 1961, he began his first assignment at the United Nations as the deputy to Ambassador Adlai Stevenson. After Stevenson's death in 1965, Yost stayed on as deputy to Ambassador Arthur Goldberg. Yost was promoted to the rank of Career Ambassador, the highest professional Foreign Service level, before resigning from the Foreign Service in 1966 to begin his career as a writer, at the Council on Foreign Relations, and as a teacher, at Columbia University.
In 1969, President Richard Nixon
called Yost out of retirement to become the permanent United States representative to the United Nations. He resigned in 1971 and returned to writing, at the Brookings Institution, and teaching at Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service.
Yost set forth his views in a syndicated newspaper column, for the Christian Science Monitor, and in four books — The Age of Triumph and Frustration: Modern Dialogues, The Insecurity of Nations, The Conduct and Misconduct of Foreign Relations, and History and Memory.
In 1979, Yost was co-chairman of Americans for SALT II, a group that lobbied the Senate for passage of the second Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty. He was a trustee of the American University in Cairo, Egypt, and director of the Aspen Institute for cultural exchanges with Iran
. He took part in the unofficial Dartmouth Conferences of United States and Soviet scholars. In 1973, he was named head of the National Committee on United States-China Relations; he visited the People's Republic of China in 1973 and 1977.
Yost died of cancer on May 21, 1981 at Georgetown University Hospital in Washington, D.C.
His papers are at Princeton University Library. Dept. of Rare Books and Special Collections under call number MC193.
Yost’s ancestor, Edward Howell, founded Watermill on Long Island, New York and his ancestor Abraham Cooper founded Oxbow, New York. His ancestor, Brigadier General Nicholas Herkimer, was a Revolutionary War hero.
Yost’s father Nicholas, an attorney, judge and bank president was married to his mother Gertrude by Pastor Dulles the father of Secretary of State John Foster Dulles.
In 1934, Yost married Irena Rawicz-Oldakowska in Poland. They had two sons, Nicholas and Casimir, and a daughter Felicity.
United States Ambassador to the United Nations
The United States Ambassador to the United Nations is the leader of the U.S. delegation, the U.S. Mission to the United Nations. The position is more formally known as the "Permanent Representative of the United States of America to the United Nations, with the rank and status of Ambassador...
to the United Nations
United Nations
The United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace...
from 1969 to 1971.
Biography
Charles Yost was born in Watertown, New York, on November 6, 1907. He attended the Hotchkiss SchoolHotchkiss School
The Hotchkiss School is an independent, coeducational American college preparatory boarding school located in Lakeville, Connecticut. Founded in 1891, the school enrolls students in grades 9 through 12 and a small number of postgraduates...
, with Roswell Gilpatric
Roswell Gilpatric
Roswell Leavitt Gilpatric was a prominent New York City corporate attorney and government official who served as Deputy Secretary of Defense from 1961–64, when he played a pivotal role in the high-stake strategies of the Cuban Missile Crisis, advising President John F...
, Paul Nitze
Paul Nitze
Paul Henry Nitze was a high-ranking United States government official who helped shape Cold War defense policy over the course of numerous presidential administrations.-Early life, education, and family:...
, and Chapman Rose before graduating from Princeton University
Princeton University
Princeton University is a private research university located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. The school is one of the eight universities of the Ivy League, and is one of the nine Colonial Colleges founded before the American Revolution....
in 1928. He did postgraduate studies at the École des Hautes Études International in Paris. Over the next year he traveled to Geneva, Berlin, the Soviet Union, Poland, Rumania, Hungary, Yugoslavia, Spain, and Vienna.
Yost joined the U.S. Foreign Service in 1930 on the advice of former Secretary of State Robert Lansing
Robert Lansing
Robert Lansing served in the position of Legal Advisor to the State Department at the outbreak of World War I where he vigorously advocated against Britain's policy of blockade and in favor of the principles of freedom of the seas and the rights of neutral nations...
, and he served in Alexandria, Egypt as a consular officer, followed by an assignment in Poland. In 1933 he left the Foreign Service to pursue a career as a freelance foreign correspondent in Europe and a writer in New York. After his marriage to Irena Rawicz-Oldakowska, he returned to the U.S. State Department in 1935, becoming assistant chief of the Division of Arms and Munitions Control in 1936. In 1941, he represented the State Department on the Policy Committee of the Board of Economic Warfare. Yost was appointed assistant chief of special research in 1942, and he was made assistant chief of the Division of Foreign Activity Correlation in 1943. In February of the next year he became executive secretary of the Department of State Policy Committee. He attended the Dumbarton Oaks Conference from August to October 1944, when he worked on Chapters VI and VII of the United Nations Charter
United Nations Charter
The Charter of the United Nations is the foundational treaty of the international organization called the United Nations. It was signed at the San Francisco War Memorial and Performing Arts Center in San Francisco, United States, on 26 June 1945, by 50 of the 51 original member countries...
. He then served at the United Nations Conference on International Organization in San Francisco in April 1945 as aide to Secretary of State Edward Stettinius. In July of that year he was secretary-general of the Potsdam Conference.
In 1945 Yost was reinstated in the Foreign Service, and later that year he served as political adviser to U.S. Lieutenant General Raymond Albert Wheeler
Raymond Albert Wheeler
Raymond Albert Wheeler was a Lieutenant General in the United States Army. He graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1911....
on the staff of Lord Louis Mountbatten
Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma
Admiral of the Fleet Louis Francis Albert Victor Nicholas George Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma, KG, GCB, OM, GCSI, GCIE, GCVO, DSO, PC, FRS , was a British statesman and naval officer, and an uncle of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh...
in Kandy
Kandy
Kandy is a city in the center of Sri Lanka. It was the last capital of the ancient kings' era of Sri Lanka. The city lies in the midst of hills in the Kandy plateau, which crosses an area of tropical plantations, mainly tea. Kandy is one of the most scenic cities in Sri Lanka; it is both an...
, Ceylon. He then became chargé d'affaires in Thailand during the short reign of Ananda Mahidol
Ananda Mahidol
Ananda Mahidol was the eighth monarch of Thailand under the House of Chakri. At the time he was recognized as king by the National Assembly, in March 1935, he was a nine-year-old boy living in Switzerland. He returned to Thailand in December 1945. Six months later, in June 1946, he was found shot...
. Throughout the late 1940s and the 1950s, his assignments took him to Czechoslovakia, Austria (twice), and Greece. In 1954, he was named minister to Laos, and he became the first United States ambassador there a year later. In 1957, he was minister counselor in Paris. At the end of the same year he was named ambassador to Syria. Shortly after his appointment, Syria and Egypt formed the United Arab Republic
United Arab Republic
The United Arab Republic , often abbreviated as the U.A.R., was a sovereign union between Egypt and Syria. The union began in 1958 and existed until 1961, when Syria seceded from the union. Egypt continued to be known officially as the "United Arab Republic" until 1971. The President was Gamal...
, and the U.S. was asked to close its embassy in Syria. Yost was then sent as ambassador to Morocco in 1958.
In 1961, he began his first assignment at the United Nations as the deputy to Ambassador Adlai Stevenson. After Stevenson's death in 1965, Yost stayed on as deputy to Ambassador Arthur Goldberg. Yost was promoted to the rank of Career Ambassador, the highest professional Foreign Service level, before resigning from the Foreign Service in 1966 to begin his career as a writer, at the Council on Foreign Relations, and as a teacher, at Columbia University.
In 1969, President Richard Nixon
Richard Nixon
Richard Milhous Nixon was the 37th President of the United States, serving from 1969 to 1974. The only president to resign the office, Nixon had previously served as a US representative and senator from California and as the 36th Vice President of the United States from 1953 to 1961 under...
called Yost out of retirement to become the permanent United States representative to the United Nations. He resigned in 1971 and returned to writing, at the Brookings Institution, and teaching at Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service.
Yost set forth his views in a syndicated newspaper column, for the Christian Science Monitor, and in four books — The Age of Triumph and Frustration: Modern Dialogues, The Insecurity of Nations, The Conduct and Misconduct of Foreign Relations, and History and Memory.
In 1979, Yost was co-chairman of Americans for SALT II, a group that lobbied the Senate for passage of the second Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty. He was a trustee of the American University in Cairo, Egypt, and director of the Aspen Institute for cultural exchanges with Iran
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
. He took part in the unofficial Dartmouth Conferences of United States and Soviet scholars. In 1973, he was named head of the National Committee on United States-China Relations; he visited the People's Republic of China in 1973 and 1977.
Yost died of cancer on May 21, 1981 at Georgetown University Hospital in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
His papers are at Princeton University Library. Dept. of Rare Books and Special Collections under call number MC193.
Family
Yost’s ancestors, who were driven out of the German Palatinate by Louis XIV’s armies at the end of the 17th century, settled in the Valley of the Mohawk River in New York State. Others were of Scotch-Irish origin and came to this country with the immigration that took place about the middle of the 18th century.Yost’s ancestor, Edward Howell, founded Watermill on Long Island, New York and his ancestor Abraham Cooper founded Oxbow, New York. His ancestor, Brigadier General Nicholas Herkimer, was a Revolutionary War hero.
Yost’s father Nicholas, an attorney, judge and bank president was married to his mother Gertrude by Pastor Dulles the father of Secretary of State John Foster Dulles.
In 1934, Yost married Irena Rawicz-Oldakowska in Poland. They had two sons, Nicholas and Casimir, and a daughter Felicity.
Career Timeline
- 1931: Vice Consul AlexandriaAlexandriaAlexandria is the second-largest city of Egypt, with a population of 4.1 million, extending about along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea in the north central part of the country; it is also the largest city lying directly on the Mediterranean coast. It is Egypt's largest seaport, serving...
, EgyptEgyptEgypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world... - 1932: Vice Consul WarsawWarsawWarsaw is the capital and largest city of Poland. It is located on the Vistula River, roughly from the Baltic Sea and from the Carpathian Mountains. Its population in 2010 was estimated at 1,716,855 residents with a greater metropolitan area of 2,631,902 residents, making Warsaw the 10th most...
, PolandPolandPoland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north... - 1933: Resigned from the Foreign Service and became a journalist
- 1935:
- 1) Progress Report Specialist at the Resettlement Administration
- 2) Divisional Assistant, U.S. Department of State, Division of Western European Affairs;
- 1936 Assistant Chief, U.S. Department of State, Division of Arms and Munitions Control
- 1939: Assistant Chief, U.S. Department of State, Division of Controls
- 1941:
- 1) Assistant Chief, U.S. Department of State, Division of Exports and Defense Aid
- 2) Assistant to the U.S. High Commissioner to the Philippine Commonwealth
- 1941-42: Designated to act in Liaison between Division of European Affairs of State Department and British Empire Division of the Board of Economic Warfare
- 1942:
- 1) Assistant Chief, U.S. Department of State, Division of European Affairs
- 2) Assistant Chief, U.S. Department of State, Division of Special ResearchDivision of Special ResearchThe Division of Special Research was a subdivision of the U.S. State Department charged with preparing studies in the field of problems post World War II...
- 1943: Office of Foreign Economic Coordination, U.S. Department of State,
- 1943-44: Assistant Chief, U.S. Department of State, Division of Foreign Activity Correlation
- 1944:
- 1) Executive Secretary, Department of State Policy Committee
- 2) Executive Secretary, U.S. Department of State, Joint Secretariat of Executive Staff Commission
- 3) Assistant to the Chairman for the Dumbarton Oaks ConferenceDumbarton Oaks ConferenceThe Dumbarton Oaks Conference or, more formally, the Washington Conversations on International Peace and Security Organization was an international conference at which the United Nations was formulated and negotiated among international leaders...
- 1945:
- 1) Special Assistant to the Chairman, Secretary of State Stettinius, U.S. Delegation to the United NationsUnited NationsThe United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace...
Conference on International Organizations, San Francisco - 2) Secretary-General, U.S. Delegation, Berlin Conference, Potsdam AgreementPotsdam AgreementThe Potsdam Agreement was the Allied plan of tripartite military occupation and reconstruction of Germany—referring to the German Reich with its pre-war 1937 borders including the former eastern territories—and the entire European Theatre of War territory...
- 3) Assigned as U.S. Political Advisor to General Wheeler, Deputy Supreme Allied Commander to the Southeast Asia Command (SEAC), IndiaIndiaIndia , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
& Ceylon - 4) Assigned as U.S. Political Advisor to General Thomas Terry, Commander of the American India-Burma Theater
- 1) Special Assistant to the Chairman, Secretary of State Stettinius, U.S. Delegation to the United Nations
- 1946:
- 1) Chargé d’affairs, BangkokBangkokBangkok is the capital and largest urban area city in Thailand. It is known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon or simply Krung Thep , meaning "city of angels." The full name of Bangkok is Krung Thep Mahanakhon Amon Rattanakosin Mahintharayutthaya Mahadilok Phop Noppharat Ratchathani Burirom...
, ThailandThailandThailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the... - 2) U.S. Delegation to UNESCO, United Nations, Lake Success, New York
- 3) Political Advisor to U.S. Delegation, General Assembly of the United Nations
- 1) Chargé d’affairs, Bangkok
- 1947: First Secretary & Counselor, PraguePraguePrague is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. Situated in the north-west of the country on the Vltava river, the city is home to about 1.3 million people, while its metropolitan area is estimated to have a population of over 2.3 million...
, CzechoslovakiaCzechoslovakiaCzechoslovakia or Czecho-Slovakia was a sovereign state in Central Europe which existed from October 1918, when it declared its independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, until 1992... - 1947-49: First Secretary & Counselor of Legation, ViennaViennaVienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...
, AustriaAustriaAustria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the... - 1949:
- 1) Member of U.S. Delegation; Special Assistant to Ambassador at Large for Sixth Session of the Council of Foreign Ministers Meeting, Paris, France
- 2) Member of Delegation to Fourth Regular Session of GA of UN as Special Assistant to Ambassador at Large
- 3) Director of the Office of Eastern European Affairs, Department of State
- 1950:
- 1) Director of the Office of Eastern European Affairs, Department of State
- 2) Special Assistant to Ambassador at Large, Deputy Policy Advisor to the U.S. Delegation to the United Nations, New York
- 3) European Affairs Rep., U.S. Department of State, on Policy Comm. on Immigration and Naturalization
- 4) U.S. Department of State, Policy Planning StaffPolicy Planning StaffThe Policy Planning Staff is the chief strategic arm of the United States Department of State. It was created in 1947 by renowned Foreign Service Officer George F...
- 1950-53: Counselor with Personal rank of Minister, AthensAthensAthens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state...
, GreeceGreeceGreece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe.... - 1953: Deputy High Commissioner & Deputy Chief of Mission, Vienna, Austria
- 1954: Minister, VientianeVientiane-Geography:Vientiane is situated on a bend of the Mekong river, which forms the border with Thailand at this point.-Climate:Vientiane features a tropical wet and dry climate with a distinct monsoon season and a dry season. Vientiane’s dry season spans from November through March. April marks the...
, LaosLaosLaos Lao: ສາທາລະນະລັດ ປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ປະຊາຊົນລາວ Sathalanalat Paxathipatai Paxaxon Lao, officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic, is a landlocked country in Southeast Asia, bordered by Burma and China to the northwest, Vietnam to the east, Cambodia to the south and Thailand to the west... - 1955-1956: Ambassador, Laos
- 1956: Minister, ParisParisParis is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
, FranceFranceThe French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France... - 1957-58: Ambassador, DamascusDamascusDamascus , commonly known in Syria as Al Sham , and as the City of Jasmine , is the capital and the second largest city of Syria after Aleppo, both are part of the country's 14 governorates. In addition to being one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world, Damascus is a major...
, SyriaSyriaSyria , officially the Syrian Arab Republic , is a country in Western Asia, bordering Lebanon and the Mediterranean Sea to the West, Turkey to the north, Iraq to the east, Jordan to the south, and Israel to the southwest.... - 1958:Foreign Affairs Specialist, U.S. Department of State, Policy Planning Staff
- 1958-61: Ambassador, RabatRabatRabat , is the capital and third largest city of the Kingdom of Morocco with a population of approximately 650,000...
, MoroccoMoroccoMorocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa. It has a population of more than 32 million and an area of 710,850 km², and also primarily administers the disputed region of the Western Sahara... - 1961-65: U.S. Deputy Representative to the United Nations with Adlai Stevenson
- 1965-66: U.S. Deputy Representative to the United Nations with Arthur GoldbergArthur GoldbergArthur Joseph Goldberg was an American statesman and jurist who served as the U.S. Secretary of Labor, Supreme Court Justice and Ambassador to the United Nations.-Early life:...
- 1966:
- 1) Resigned from the Foreign Service
- 2) Chairman, United Nations Economic Commission for Asia and the Far East (ECAFE), New Delhi
- 3) Bureau of Near East & South Asian Affairs, State Department
- 1966-69: Senior Fellow at the Council on Foreign RelationsCouncil on Foreign RelationsThe Council on Foreign Relations is an American nonprofit nonpartisan membership organization, publisher, and think tank specializing in U.S. foreign policy and international affairs...
- 1967:
- 1) Consultant to the State Department, member of the Panel of Advisers on Near East, South Asian and International Organizations
- 2) President Johnson's Special Envoy to the Middle East (May–June)
- 1968: U.S. Presidential envoy to Egypt
- 1969-71:U.S. Representative to the United Nations, New York. President of the Security Council
- 1970-80: Member of the Dartmouth Conference Delegation
- 1971: Resigned from the Foreign Service http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/index.php?pid=2842
- 1971-73:
- 1) Counselor to UN Association
- 2) Professor at Columbia University's School of International Affairs
- 1973-75: President, National Committee on US-China Relations
- 1974: Professor at Rockefeller Foundation's Villa Serbelloni Study and Conference Center in Bellagio
- 1975: Presidential envoy to Egypt
- 1975-81:
- 1) Senior Fellow, Brookings InstitutionBrookings InstitutionThe Brookings Institution is a nonprofit public policy organization based in Washington, D.C., in the United States. One of Washington's oldest think tanks, Brookings conducts research and education in the social sciences, primarily in economics, metropolitan policy, governance, foreign policy, and...
- 2) Professor at the Institute for the Study of Diplomacy, Georgetown University
- 3) Chairman, National Committee on US-China Relations
- 1) Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution
- 1976-81: Special Advisor, Aspen InstituteAspen InstituteThe Aspen Institute is an international nonprofit organization founded in 1950 as the Aspen Institute of Humanistic Studies. The organization is dedicated to "fostering enlightened leadership, the appreciation of timeless ideas and values, and open-minded dialogue on contemporary issues." The...
- 1977: Woodcock delegation to VietnamVietnamVietnam – sometimes spelled Viet Nam , officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam – is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea –...
. - 1979: Co-chairman Americans for SALT Strategic Arms Limitation TalksStrategic Arms Limitation TalksThe Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty refers to two rounds of bilateral talks and corresponding international treaties involving the United States and the Soviet Union—the Cold War superpowers—on the issue of armament control. There were two rounds of talks and agreements: SALT I and SALT...
Associations
- Syndicated columnist for the Washington Post
- Syndicated columnist for the Christian Science Monitor
- Trustee of the American University in Cairo
- Member of the Council on Foreign Relations
- American Academy Political and Social Science
- American Society International Law
- Princeton Club
- University Club
- Century Association
- Honorary Co-Chairman UN Association of U.S. America
- Chairman of the Board, International House, New York City
- American Philosophical Society
- Chairman of the National Advertising Review Board
- Editorial Board, Foreign Service Journal
- Editorial Committee, VISTA Magazine
- Institute for World Order
- American Association for the Advancement of Science
- The Fund for Investigative Journalism
- Member of the Dartmouth Conferences
Honors
- Hotchkiss Man of the Year
- 1958: Appointed Career Minister
- 1961: Lotus Award of Merit
- 1964: Appointed Career Ambassador
- 1964: Rockefeller Public Service Award
- 1971: State Department Distinguished Honor Award
- 1974: Awarded The Foreign Service Cup
- Honorary Degree, Princeton University
- Honorary Degree, St. Lawrence University
- Honorary Doctor of Laws, Hamilton College
- Honorary Doctor of Social Science, University of Louisville
Appearances Before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee
- 1958: Executive Sessions of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee (Historical Series), Vol. X, Eighty-Fifth Congress, Second Session- Statement and questioning of CWY to be Ambassador to Morocco
- 7 February 1961: Executive Session, Tuesday- Nomination of CWY to be Deputy U.S. Representative, Security Council, United Nations
- January 21, 1969: United States Senate, Committee on Foreign Relations, Nomination of CWY to be U.S. Representative to the UN
- 26 May 1971: Senate Foreign Relations Committee-Statement on Southeast Asia
- 18 May 1972: Committee on Foreign relations-Subcommittee on the Near East
- 22 February 1973: Statement to Foreign Affairs Committee on the Rhodesian situation
- 11 May 1973: Senate Foreign Relations Committee-International Court of Justice
- 5 December 1973: Foreign Affairs Committee-United Nations Peacekeeping
- 1979: Senate Hearings on International Human Rights Treaties
Oral History Interviews
- International Negotiations Project - Columbia University (May, 1974)
- Interview with Charles Yost by Dr. Thomas Soapes - Oral Historian, Dwight D. Eisenhower Library (September, 1978)
- Oral History Interview with Charles W. Yost by Sheldon Stern – JFK Library (Washington, DC, October, 1978)
Writings
- The Age of Triumph and Frustration: Modern Dialogues (Speller, 1964)
- The Insecurity of Nations: International Relations in the Twentieth Century (Praeger, 196
- The Pursuit of World Order (Villanova University Press, 1969)
- The Conduct and Misconduct of Foreign Affairs (Random House, 1972)
- American Foreign Policy in a New Era (Aspen Institute for Humanistic Studies, 1976)
- History & Memory (Norton, 1980)
Articles and Papers by CWY
- Carnegie Foundation "Bermuda" paper on Vietnam
- "The United Nations: Crisis of Confidence and Will", Foreign Affairs Magazine, Oct., 1966
- “The Arab-Israeli War: How It Began”, Foreign Affairs Magazine, Jan., 1968
- “World Order and American Responsibility”, Foreign Affairs Magazine, Oct., 1968
- “Israel and the Arabs: The Myths that Block Peace – Atlantic Magazine, 1969
- “Last Chance for Peace in the Mideast” Life Magazine, 1971
- "A Letter to a Soviet Friend", Life Magazine, September 24, 1971
- "The Instruments of American Foreign Policy", Foreign Affairs Magazine, Oct., 1971
- “Toward Peace in the Middle East: Report of a Study Group, The Brookings Institute, 1975
- "National Security Revisited", Bulletin of the Atomic Scientist, Oct., 1980 http://books.google.com/books?id=swoAAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA20&lpg=PA20&dq=%2B%22charles+yost%22+%2B%22soviet+union%22&source=bl&ots=DLyPfrddzu&sig=7rytbvfSxmYv92HbUoyiBxWOBEo&hl=en&ei=1A0-S4SPH4fOlAeQ67WfBw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CAoQ6AEwATge#v=onepage&q=%2B%22charles%20yost%22%20%2B%22soviet%20union%22&f=false
- “National and Collective Responsibility: The Governance of International Affairs”, Aspen Institute ‘Wye Paper’, 1981
- BCSIA, Volume 6, Number 3, Winter 1981/82 "Commentary: The Governance of International Affairs"
Recordings
- JFK Library: President's Office Files, Presidential Recordings, tape # 49 (Cuban Missile Crisis)
- Radio Interview with Larry King (Washington, DC, 11/11/80)
- Interview with Charles W. Yost by Charley Holmes (United Nations, 1964)
Archives
- United Nations Archives, Private Papers of the Secretary-General: U Thant: Post Retirement 1971-1974, Correspondence with Individuals and Organizations- Misc. - 03/10/1972-28/12/1972 (Series 0893, Box 11, File 5, Acc. DAG 1/5.2.9.2
- United Nations Archives, Peace-Keeping Operations Files of the Secretary-General: U Thant: Vietnam, Correspondence with Permanent Representatives of the United States of America to the UN and USA - 09/04/1965-08/10/1970 (Series S-0871, Box 1, File 9, DAG 1/5.2.2.3.1
- United Nations Archives, Peace-Keeping Operations. Files of the Secretary-General: U Thant: Other Countries, Laos - Visit from Harriman and Yost- 19/05/1962-19/05/1962
- United Nations Archives, Correspondence Files of the Secretary-General: U Thant: With Heads of State, Governments, Permanent Representatives and Observers, USA - Yost, Charles W.- 21/12/1968-13/04/1971 (Series 0882, Box 5, File 1, Acc. DAG 1/5.2.3
- United Nations Archives, Peace-Keeping Operations. Files of the Secretary-General: U Thant: Middle East, Four-Power Meetings [US, USSR, Great Britain, France] 21/06/1967-25/05/1971 (Series S-0861, Box 1, File 7, Acc. DAG 1/5.2.2.1
- John Foster Dulles Personal Papers http://infoshare1.princeton.edu/libraries/firestone/rbsc/finding_aids/jfdoral.html
- Joseph E. Johnson Oral History [www.unitedelite.net/johnson.pdf]
Foreign Relations of the U.S. with References to CWY
- Foreign Relations of the US, Diplomatic Papers, 1941, Vol. IV, General: The Far East
- Foreign Relations of the US, Diplomatic Papers, 1945, Vol. I, General: The United Nations
- Foreign Relations of the US, Diplomatic Papers, 1945, Vol. VI, The British Commonwealth, The Far East
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