Joseph S. Farland
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Joseph Simpson Farland served as United States Ambassador to four different countries.
Farland was born in Clarksburg, West Virginia
and raised that city as well as in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania
. He received his bachelors and a law degree from West Virginia University
and did further studies at Princeton University
and Stanford University
. Farland was a practicing lawyer for several years.
During World War II Farland worked with the FBI and then was in the Navy. After the war besides continuing his law activities Farland also served as president of coal companies. Farland became United States Ambassador to the Dominican Republic
in 1957. He was then appointed Ambassador to Panama in 1960 serving in that post until 1963. In 1963 Farland returned to practicing law in Washington, D.C.
. Farland later served as United States Ambassador to Pakistan from 1969–1972 and then as Ambassador to Iran from 1972-1973. He was then appointed Ambassador to New Zealand, but did not accept the position and returned to the practice of law.
Farland and his wife Virginia (née Christopher) were the parents of four children.
Sons: Richard Ashville Farland of Berryville, VA &
Christopher Simpson Farland of Wilmington, N.C. (Code name: Bart)
Daughters: Brooke Randolph Farland of St. Simons Island, GA &
Page Farland Craw of Natchez, MS
11 grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren
Farland was born in Clarksburg, West Virginia
Clarksburg, West Virginia
Clarksburg is a city in and the county seat of Harrison County, West Virginia, United States, in the north-central region of the state. It is the principal city of the Clarksburg, WV Micropolitan Statistical Area...
and raised that city as well as in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania
Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania
Punxsutawney is a borough in Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, United States, northeast of Pittsburgh. In 1907, Punxsutawney and Claysville boroughs were consolidated and incorporated as Greater Punxsutawney. A high-grade soft coal was mined in the surrounding region...
. He received his bachelors and a law degree from West Virginia University
West Virginia University
West Virginia University is a public research university in Morgantown, West Virginia, USA. Other campuses include: West Virginia University at Parkersburg in Parkersburg; West Virginia University Institute of Technology in Montgomery; Potomac State College of West Virginia University in Keyser;...
and did further studies at 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....
and Stanford University
Stanford University
The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San...
. Farland was a practicing lawyer for several years.
During World War II Farland worked with the FBI and then was in the Navy. After the war besides continuing his law activities Farland also served as president of coal companies. Farland became United States Ambassador to the Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic
The Dominican Republic is a nation on the island of La Hispaniola, part of the Greater Antilles archipelago in the Caribbean region. The western third of the island is occupied by the nation of Haiti, making Hispaniola one of two Caribbean islands that are shared by two countries...
in 1957. He was then appointed Ambassador to Panama in 1960 serving in that post until 1963. In 1963 Farland returned to practicing law 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....
. Farland later served as United States Ambassador to Pakistan from 1969–1972 and then as Ambassador to Iran from 1972-1973. He was then appointed Ambassador to New Zealand, but did not accept the position and returned to the practice of law.
- "It was in the spring of 1971 that Mr. Farland, as ambassador to Pakistan, helped create the ruse under which Mr. Kissinger, then Nixon’s national security adviser, would arrive in Islamabad on July 8, apparently for talks with President Agha Mohammad Yahya Khan, the military dictator at the time. According to the plan, Mr. Kissinger feigned a severe stomachache and was taken to President Khan’s mountain rest house. From there, Mr. Kissinger was flown to southern China for a clandestine meeting, from July 9 to 11, with the Chinese premier, Chou En-lai. There, they arranged for Nixon’s weeklong trip to China in February 1972, which restructured long-strained diplomatic relations." New York Times, 2007.
Farland and his wife Virginia (née Christopher) were the parents of four children.
Sons: Richard Ashville Farland of Berryville, VA &
Christopher Simpson Farland of Wilmington, N.C. (Code name: Bart)
Daughters: Brooke Randolph Farland of St. Simons Island, GA &
Page Farland Craw of Natchez, MS
11 grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren