Jeffrey Davidow Papers, 1993-2003
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Jeffrey Davidow Papers
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Time of Creation of Jeffrey Davidow Papers
Davidow, Jeffrey
Biographical History for: Jeffrey Davidow Papers
Biographical Note Jeffrey Davidow was sworn in by then Secretary of State Madeleine K. Albright as U.S. Ambassador to Mexico on July 21, 1998. He was nominated for this appointment by then President Clinton on April 28, 1998, and confirmed by the U.S. Senate on June 26. Davidow served as Ambassador to Mexico until September 2002. Ambassador Davidow was a Presidential appointee on three prior occasions: as U.S. Ambassador to Zambia (1988-1990) and Venezuela (1993-1996), and as Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs (1996-1998). A Foreign Service Officer of the U.S. Department of State since 1969, Davidow has spent much of his career focusing on Latin America. In addition to his ambassadorial positions, he has served in American Embassies in Guatemala, Chile, and Venezuela. He was also posted to South Africa and Zimbabwe. Davidow served as Deputy Chief of Mission of the U.S. Embassy in Caracas, Venezuela from 1986 to 1988. Originally from Brookline, Massachusetts, Ambassador Davidow studied at the University of Massachusetts (BA, 1965), the University of Minnesota (MA, 1967), and at Osmania University in Hyderabad, India (1968-69). While in the Foreign Service, he spent one year as a Fellow of the American Political Science Association working as a congressional staff aide (1979) and another year as a Fellow of the Center for International Affairs at Harvard University (1982).
Scope and Contents of the Collection The collection contains materials relating chiefly to Mr. Davidow's diplomatic career in Latin America, particularly in his appointments as Ambassador to Venezuela and Mexico. The papers include Spanish and English language news clippings, business and personal documents, appointment books, photographs, speeches, transcripts of interviews, government reports and papers analyzing various policy issues.
Davidow, Jeffrey.
lcnaf
Mexico--Foreign relations--United States.
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United States--Foreign relations--Mexico.
Venezula--Foreign relations--United States.
United States--Foreign relations--Venezuela.
series
Series 1: PUBLICATIONS ON POLICY, ca. 1993-2003
Series 1, PUBLICATIONS ON POLICY, ca. 1993-2003, consist of government documents, news and scholastic articles on different issues of policy including drug trafficking, immigration and border control, economic development, and suffrage. There is also a folder of miscellaneous publications on Mexico.
Drug trafficking - articles, essays and reports n.d.
Immigration and border control - Articles, essays and reports n.d.
Economic development of Mexico - Articles, essays and reports n.d.
Suffrage in Mexico - Articles, essays and reports n.d
Mexico - Miscellaneous articles, essays and reports n.d.
Series 2: INTERVIEWS, ca. 1993-2003
Series 2, INTERVIEWS, ca. 1993-2003, consists of transcripts of remarks, notes, drafts of papers and published transcripts of interviews in both English and Spanish, all reflecting Mr. Davidow's public statements on Latin American diplomacy.
Transcripts of speeches, notes, and drafts Davidow's papers in English. Also contains a CD of his speeches and press statements in English and Spanish. n.d.
Transcripts of speeches, notes, and drafts of Davidow's papers in Spanish n.d.
Published interviews and transcripts of interviews in English n.d.
Published interviews and transcripts of interviews in Spanish n.d.
Series 3: SCHEDULES AND PHOTOGRAPHS, 1993-2002 and n.d.
Series 3, SCHEDULES AND PHOTOGRAPHS, 1993-2002 and n.d., consists of official business schedules, personal appointment books, and one folder of photographs.
Schedules 1993-1998
Schedules 1998-2002
Appointment books - 4 1998-2001
Photographs n.d.
Series 4: PERSONAL LETTERS AND MEMORANDA, 1993-2002
Series 4, PERSONAL LETTERS AND MEMORANDA, 1993-2002, consists of personal faxes received by Davidow and condolence notes on the passing of Mr. Davidow's mother.
Personal faxes 1997
Condolence notes on the death of Davidow's mother 1996
Series 5: BUSINESS LETTERS AND MEMORANDA, 1994-2002
Series 5, BUSINESS LETTERS AND MEMORANDA, 1994-2002, includes letters and memoranda related to his professional duties. Also included are documents related to Davidow's nomination to the post of Ambassador to Mexico.
Materials relating to Davidow's ambassadorial nomination, including the transcript of his Senate confirmation hearing, remarks at and guest list to his swearing-in dinner, news clippings and resume ca. 1999
Business letters and memoranda - Venezuela 1993-1996
Business letters and memoranda - Venezuela 1994-1996
Business letters and memoranda - Washington, D.C and Mexico 1996-2001
Business letters and memoranda - Washington, D.C. 1997
Business letters and memoranda - Mexico 1998-2002
Series 6: ENGLISH LANGUAGE NEWS CLIPPINGS, 1993-2003
Series 6, ENGLISH LANGUAGE NEWS CLIPPINGS, 1993-2003, includes all miscellaneous English language news articles about Davidow as well as morning news summaries from 1993-2003.
Morning news summaries from (paper copies) 1998-2000
Morning news summaries (diskettes) 2000-2001
English news articles, including a subsection on Davidow's leaving Mexico 1993-2003
Series 7: SPANISH LANGUAGE NEWS CLIPPINGS, 1993-2003
Series 7, SPANISH LANGUAGE NEWS CLIPPINGS, 1993-2003, consists of Spanish language news articles about Davidow from 1993-2003.
Spanish language news clippings 1993
Spanish language news clippings 1994
Spanish language news clippings 1995
Spanish language news clippings 1996
Spanish language news clippings 1997
Spanish language news clippings, including a subsection on the coverage of Davidow's nomination as Ambassador to Mexico 1998
Spanish language news clippings 1998
Spanish language news clippings 1998 Jul-Dec
Spanish language news clippings 1999
Spanish language news clippings 2000
Spanish language news clippings 2001
Spanish language news clippings 2002