Evening star., 1947-02-02

miniStration, is a native OF HagerS-
town, Md. He graduated from the
University of Maryland in 1897 and
worked as an assistant to the uni
versity president until 1941. He
came into the State Department in
his present post last March.
Mr.. McWilliams is another Uni
yersity of Maryland graduate. He
also worked as an assistant to the
university president for the period
after leaving the Army until enter
ing the State Department last May
/. He was born at Indian Head, Md
On the career diplomat side, the
top man in the administrative set
up under Mr.. Peurifoy is Selden
Chaplin, H-year-old director general
of the Foreign Service. A career
Foreign Service officer, he also is
a Naval Academy graduate.
He is responsible for bringing into
key administrative posts in the
Foreign Service headquarters here
many experts from the ranks of
World War II Army and Navy
officers.
Cited as an outstanding contra
diction to the popular misconcep-
ton of white spats" influence in
the diplomatic service Is the recent
appointment of Haywood p. Martin
as deputy director of the Office OF
the Foreign Service.
Mr.. Martin, "a, served as a Navy
lieutenant during the war. But,
more than that, he has literally
worked his way up from the bot
tom in Government service, learn
ing the hard way how to handle
administrative problems. He began
as a messenger in the Agriculture
Department less than IL years ago.
He worked in several other agencies
before the war. Entering the State
Department a year ago, he was
promoted to his present high post
last November.
Another newcomer Is Charles E
Mills, 38, associate chief of the
Division of Foreign Service Plan
ming. A Navy lieutenant during the
war, he served in the Navy Depart
ment here and at Pearl Harbor,
conducting several surveys of ad-
ministration in shore establishments
John William Bays, retired rear
admiral who served as operations
officer on the staff commanding
naval forces in the Normandy inva-
sion and later worked in the Navy's
Bureau of Personnel here, recently
was made senior assistant chief OF
Foreign Service Administration.
Emphasis on improved personnel
training to meet ever-increaSing re-
sponsibilities abroad was indicated
I by recent creation of special divi-
sion of Foreign Service Training
Brought in to head it was William
B. Maddox, As, a noted educator
who served overseas as an Army
colonel with an OSS unit. Before
the war, he taught at Harvard
Princeton and the Universities OF
Virginia, Princeton and Oregon.
Informality is Worked.
The informal camaraderie of mill
tary life is carried on by these men
in the staid old walls of the State
Department. Among them, It's
k"Carp Humelsine, Mac" McWil-
liams, "Pete' Martin, Bill" Mad
dox and so on.
Ten of the 20 men ranking as
executive officers in the State De-
partment have been brought in dur
ing recent months from the military
services. The position of executive
officer was created in July, l945.
They take administrative work of
the shoulders of the Assistant Sec
retaries and directors of the Offices
that head up the departments S
operating divisions. Their specialized
direction of the flow of work has
helped speed it up.
Other Executives Listed.
| Besides Mr.. McWilliams, Mr.
Chapman and Mr. Weigle, the list
of executive officers includes:
James B. Opsata, 38, in the Office
of Intelligence Coordination ane
Liaison. AS a naval officer during
the war. he was chief of personne
for OSS.
Warde Cameron, 81, executive as.
sistant to Gen. Hilldring. He was 9
lieutenant colonel in the Army's
Civil Affairs Division.
Bolton o. Byran, executive as.
sistant to the Legal Adviser. He
served as a lieutenant colonel, as.