Edward Rowny
Military officer, U.S. government official
Born Apr. 3, 1917, Baltimore (MD), U.S.; son of Gracyan and Mary (Radziszewski); married Mary R. (Leyko); children: Marcia, Peter, Paul, Michael, Grayson.
Education: Bachelor of Science (B.S.) (in civil engineering), Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, 1937; Bachelor of Science (B.S.), U.S. Military Academy, West Point (NY), 1941; Master of Ats (M.A.), Master of Science (M.S.), Yale University, New Haven (CT), 1949; Ph.D., American University, Washington (DC), 1975; Doctor honoris causa (Dr.h.c.), Puan Yang University (South Korea), 1971, Alliance College, Cambridge Springs (PA), 1973.
Career: military officer, U.S. Army, United States Navy (USN), 1941-79; deputy chairman, North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Military Committee, Brussels (Belgium), 1971-73; joint chiefs, SALT II, Geneva (Switzerland), 1973-79; U.S. ambassador, advisor to president, chief negotiator, START Geneva, 1982-90; Retired; head, International Negotiating Consultants, Inc.
Author: numerous arts.
Member of: Council of Foreign Relators; International Institute for Strategic Studies.
Honors: Silver Star with 2 Clusters, 1941-51, Distinguished Service Medal with Cluster, 1979, U.S. Army; felIowship, W. Wilson Center, Smithsonian Institution, 1979-80; Citizens Medal, U.S. President, R. Reagan, 1989; listed in Who's Who in America.
Served with: U.S. Army, Iieutenant-general, 1941-79.
Affiliation: Roman Catholic.
Language: English.
Hobbies: golf, reading, gardening.
Home: 1105 South 23rd Road, Arlington, VA 22202.
From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation, New York, NY, 1996.