From 1939 he became involved in agriculture-related New Deal agencies, working for the Commodity Credit Corporation, National Council of Farmer Cooperatives, and National Wool Marketing Corporation, among other agencies. From 1953 to 1954, he served as Assistant Secretary of Agriculture in the Eisenhower administration. From 1954 to 1959 he was professor at Harvard Business School. There he wrote two influential books on the agricultural sector, in which the term "agribusiness" was coined: A Concept of Agribusiness (1957, with Ray A. Goldberg)[4] and Farmer in a Business Suit (1957).[3]
In later years he continued to pursue activities related to the Israeli–Palestinian conflict. He wrote a book outlining his views on prospects for peace (The Evasive Peace, 1970), and founded and served as President of American Near East Refugee Aid.[3]
john, davis, diplomat, john, herbert, davis, october, 1904, february, 1988, american, academic, diplomat, best, known, early, career, work, agribusiness, term, helped, coin, later, career, heading, united, nations, relief, works, agency, palestine, refugees, n. John Herbert Davis October 5 1904 February 28 1988 1 was an American academic and diplomat best known in his early career for his work in agribusiness a term he helped coin and in his later career for heading the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East UNRWA Contents 1 Academic and business career 2 Diplomatic career 3 See also 4 ReferencesAcademic and business career editDavis attended the Iowa State University of Science and Technology where he earned a bachelor s degree and the University of Minnesota where he earned Masters and Ph D degrees in agricultural economics 2 He then taught in various positions in the Iowa schools from 1928 to 1939 with a break in 1935 36 during which he worked for the U S Department of Agriculture 3 From 1939 he became involved in agriculture related New Deal agencies working for the Commodity Credit Corporation National Council of Farmer Cooperatives and National Wool Marketing Corporation among other agencies From 1953 to 1954 he served as Assistant Secretary of Agriculture in the Eisenhower administration From 1954 to 1959 he was professor at Harvard Business School There he wrote two influential books on the agricultural sector in which the term agribusiness was coined A Concept of Agribusiness 1957 with Ray A Goldberg 4 and Farmer in a Business Suit 1957 3 Diplomatic career editDavis left Harvard in 1959 to serve as the fourth Director and first Commissioner General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East from 1959 to 1963 5 In later years he continued to pursue activities related to the Israeli Palestinian conflict He wrote a book outlining his views on prospects for peace The Evasive Peace 1970 and founded and served as President of American Near East Refugee Aid 3 See also editList of United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East employeesReferences edit Davis John H John Herbert 1904 1988 Library of Congress Retrieved 19 August 2019 JOHN H DAVIS FORMER USDA U N OFFICIAL DIES The Washington Post March 1 1988 Retrieved 20 January 2021 a b c Personality Dr John H Davis Washington Report on Middle East Affairs December 30 1985 p 12 Ray A Goldberg amp John H Davis 1957 A Concept of Agribusiness Google Books Benjamin N Schiff Refugees Unto the Third Generation UN Aid to Palestinians Syracuse NY Syracuse University Press 1995 p 292 Positions in intergovernmental organisationsPreceded byHenry Labouisse nbsp Commissioner General for United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near EastFebruary 1959 December 1963 Succeeded byLaurence Michelmore nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John H Davis diplomat amp oldid 1145706575, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
