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Roy Wehrle - Vietnam War

Leroy (Roy) Wehrle earned a Ph.D. in economics in 1959 from Yale University, then joined the U.S. State Department. He served on President Kennedy's Council of Economic Advisors before he and his wife were sent to Laos where he worked for the Agency for International Development. In 1964 he was sent to Vietnam and served as an economic advisor to three U.S. ambassadors until 1967, while also serving as the Assistant Director of the aid mission.

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Feature Excerpt

“We had to destroy the village in order to to save it.”

Abstract

Interview Session 01 (Audio)

Early life, education, and work in Laos with the U.S. State Department

Interview Session 02 (Audio)

Development of economic policies for U.S. effort in S. Vietnam in 1964-1965

Interview Session 03 (Audio)

Service with top ranking diplomats in crafting economic policy for S. Vietnam

Interview Session 04 (Audio)

Work with J. Killen & C. Mann of the US Agency for Int. Development

Interview Session 05 (Audio)

Working conditions and diplomacy while in South Vietnam with State Dept.

Interview Session 06 (Audio)

Reflections on overall economic policy and military strategy in S. Vietnam

Interview Session 07 (Audio)

Overview of economic development in S. Vietnam from 1964 thru 1968

Transcript Volume I

Transcript Volume 2

Related Materials

See also the interview with Roy's wife JoAnn, also in the Veterans Remember-Vietnam collection.



Photos

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Roy Wehrle stands with wife JoAnn as he is congratulated on his assignment to Laos by the Assistant AID (Agency for International Development) Administrator for the Far East.

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