University of Virginia Library

Diplomat-In-Residence To Discuss
Vietnamese Cease Fire Prospects

By ELLEN ANDERSON.

Frederick E. Nolting Jr.,
U.S. Ambassador to South
Vietnam during the early 1960's,
will discuss the prospects of a
Vietnam ceasefire tomorrow
night.

A Diplomat-in-Residence at
the University since 1971, Mr.
Nolting will speak at 8:30 p.m.

in Newcomb Hall Ballroom on
"How Soon? How Long? How
Effective?" a ceasefire will be.

Between 1961 and 1963,
during the last years of the
Diem regime, Mr. Nolting
served as ambassador to the
Republic of Vietnam. In 1964,
he served as a member of a
group appointed by President
Kennedy to survey overall U.S.
intelligence activities.

Mr. Nolting began his
18-year diplomatic career as a
desk officer with the U.S. State
Department in 1946. He was
assistant to the Deputy Under
Secretary for political affairs
and was special assistant for
mutual security affairs to
Secretary of State John F. Dulles

Later he served as a member
of the U.S. delegation to the
United Nations.

Upon retiring from the
foreign service as career
minister and consul general,
Mr. Nolting became vice
president for the European
offices of Morgan Guaranty
Trust Co., where he is now
assistant to the chairman. Mr.
Nolting received his
bachelors, masters, and
doctoral degrees in philosophy
from the University and a
second masters degree, also in
philosophy, from Harvard.

While an undergraduate at
the University, Mr. Nolting was
editor of the Corks and Curls
and a member of the Z
Society.