Joseph Verner Reed Jr. (December 17, 1937 – September 29, 2016) was an American banker and diplomat. He served as

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from 1981 to 1985, and as

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from 1989 to 1991.

Early life

Joseph Verner Reed Jr. was born on December 17, 1937 in

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He was named after his father,

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(1902 - 1973).Marie Maude Byers To Wed Joseph Verner Reed, Jr.
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'', October 30, 1989 His paternal grandfather was Verner Zevola Reed (1863-1919). His mother was Permelia Pryor. He had a brother, Nathaniel Reed. and another brother Samuel Pryor Reed (1934-2005), manager at

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. He is also a descendant of

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(1599-1655), who emigrated to the United States on the

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. He grew up at Denbigh Farm in

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and Corsair in

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. He was educated at the

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, a private boarding school in

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, and graduated from

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, a private university in

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, in 1961.

Career

He started his career as Private Secretary to the President of the

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'', 06/04/1990 He then served as Vice President and Assistant to the Chairman of the

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, from 1963 to 1981. In 1985, he became United States Deputy Permanent Representative to the Economic and Social Council of the

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. Two years later, in 1987, he became Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations for Political and General Assembly Affairs. He was appointed by President Ronald Reagan to serve as

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'' The Advocate'', July 12, 2013 He was then appointed by President

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to serve as the

from 1989 to 1991. He returned to the UN, serving as Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and Special Representative for Public Affairs from 1992 to 1997. From 1997 to 2004, he served as President of the Staff-Management Coordination Committee of the UN. In January 2005, he was appointed as Under-Secretary-General and Special Adviser. He was re-appointed as such in 2009. He was a member of the

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. He was the recipient of the

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. He also received The Yale Medal from his alma mater, Yale University.

Personal life

He married Marie Maude Byers, daughter of J. Frederic Byers (1939–1977) of Philadelphia, with whom they had two daughters, Serena (Reed) Kusserow and Electra Reed. Reed died at Greenwich Hospital in

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