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• Existence: 1949-

Biographical History

Gregory J. Newell (1949- ) is a political and business leader.

Gregory J. Newell was born on September 30, 1949 in Geneseo, Illinois. He served an LDS mission to France and Belgium. He married Candilyn Jones and together they had 6 children. He attended Brigham Young University and received a political science and international relations degree. He also attended Harvard University and completed the Senior Managers in Government program.

Newell began his political career working for Richard Nixon from 1972-1973. In 1981 he became the Special Assistant to the President and Director of Presidential Appointments. Following that, he worked as U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs from 1982-1985. From 1985 to 1989, Newell served as U.S. Ambassador to Sweden. He returned to Sweden in 2011 where he served as a mission president for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints for 3 years.

Newell currently resides in Utah.

Citation:

His Freedom of the press, 1984: t.p. (Gregory J. Newell, Assistant Secretary for International Organization Affairs)

Wikipedia, via WWW, Sept. 10, 2014 (Gregory J. Newell; b. Sept. 30, 1949 in Geneseo, Ill.; served as U.S. Ambassador to Sweden, 1985-1989; U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs, 1982-1985; Special Assistant to the President and Director of Presidential Appointments, 1981-1982; began political career working for Richard Nixon, 1972-1973; raised in Ill., Iowa, and Calif.; received BA in Political Science and International Relations from Brigham Young University; completed Senior Managers in Government program at Harvard University; served a 2 1/2 year mission in France and Belgium for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; mission president in Sweden, 2011-2014; m. Candilyn Jones, 6 children)

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