Joseph Rudolph Grimes (October 31, 1923 – September 7, 2007) was a Liberian statesman. A trained lawyer, he served as Secretary of State from 1960 to 1972.
Following his education in America, he returned to Liberia where he founded the Louis Arthur Grimes School of Law at the now University of Liberia.[1] Named after his father, the younger Grimes served as the first dean starting in 1951.[1]
In 1958, he was appointed as the Acting Secretary of State of Liberia.[1] In 1960, he was appointed Secretary of State by PresidentWilliam Tubman. Serving until 1971, he is the longest serving foreign minister in Liberian history.[1] He was preceded by Momolu Dukuly and was succeeded by Rocheforte Lafayette Weeks.
Later yearsedit
He was elected in 1975 to membership in the Commission of the Churches on International Affairs of the World Council of Churches (CCIA/WCC) and served as its Vice-Moderator until 1983. He was engaged as its Special advisor on African Affairs and representative to the United Nations in New York in 1993–1994.[2]
joseph, rudolph, grimes, october, 1923, september, 2007, liberian, statesman, trained, lawyer, served, secretary, state, from, 1960, 1972, grimes, with, david, gurion, israeli, prime, minister, office, west, jerusalem, 1963, contents, early, life, career, late. Joseph Rudolph Grimes October 31 1923 September 7 2007 was a Liberian statesman A trained lawyer he served as Secretary of State from 1960 to 1972 Grimes with David Ben Gurion at the Israeli Prime Minister s Office in West Jerusalem 1963 Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Later years 4 ReferencesEarly life editGrimes was born on October 31 1923 to Louis Arthur Grimes and Victoria Grimes 1 He was educated at the College of West Africa now Methodist University of Liberia before graduating from Liberia College now University of Liberia with a Bachelor of Arts degree 1 Grimes then attended Harvard Law School in the United States where he earned a law degree followed by a master s degree from Columbia University in New York City in international affairs 1 Career editFollowing his education in America he returned to Liberia where he founded the Louis Arthur Grimes School of Law at the now University of Liberia 1 Named after his father the younger Grimes served as the first dean starting in 1951 1 In 1958 he was appointed as the Acting Secretary of State of Liberia 1 In 1960 he was appointed Secretary of State by President William Tubman Serving until 1971 he is the longest serving foreign minister in Liberian history 1 He was preceded by Momolu Dukuly and was succeeded by Rocheforte Lafayette Weeks Later years editHe was elected in 1975 to membership in the Commission of the Churches on International Affairs of the World Council of Churches CCIA WCC and served as its Vice Moderator until 1983 He was engaged as its Special advisor on African Affairs and representative to the United Nations in New York in 1993 1994 2 Joseph Rudolph Grimes died on September 7 2007 3 at his home in Guttenberg New Jersey at the age of 83 1 References edit a b c d e f g h James Abraham L October 19 2007 The Life And Legacy Of Secretary Of State J Rudolph Grimes The Perspective Retrieved 2008 09 02 Archives of the World Council of Churches Geneva Switzerland J Rudolph Grimes is Dead Liberian Observer Archived from the original on 2007 10 11 Retrieved 2007 10 01 Liberian Observer Political officesPreceded byMomolu Dukuly Secretary of State of Liberia1960 1972 Succeeded byRocheforte Lafayette Weeksas Minister of Foreign Affairs of Liberia nbsp nbsp This article about a Liberian politician is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Joseph Rudolph Grimes amp oldid 1181574522, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
