Frank Huffman Email and Phone Number

FRANKLIN E. HUFFMANBorn January 28, 1934, Harrisonburg, Virginia, USAAddress: 4601 N Park Ave, Apt 1108 Tel/Fax: 202-363-3908 Chevy Chase, MD 20815 E-mail: franklinhuffman@gmail.com Education:- B.A., Bridgewater College, Bridgewater, Virginia (French, Spanish, English), 1955- Ph.D., Cornell University, (General linguistics, Social anthropology, Asian studies), 1967Employment:- 1967-72: Assistant Professor of Asian linguistics, Yale- 1972-86: Professor of Southeast Asian linguistics, Cornell- 1985-86: Deputy Policy Officer, Office of European Affairs, USIA, DC- 1986-87: Assistant Press Attaché, U.S. Embassy, London- 1987-89: Press Attaché, U.S. Embassy, Rangoon, Burma- 1989-90: Director, American Cultural Center, Marrakech, Morocco- 1990-93: Director of Programs, U.S. Information Service, U.S. Embassy, Paris, France- 1995-97: Counselor for Public Affairs, U.S. Embassy, Phnom Penh, Cambodia- 1997-99: Counselor for Public Affairs, U.S. Embassy, Wellington, New Zealand- 1999-00: Counselor for Public Affairs, U.S. Embassy, NDjamena, Chad (Post-Retirement)- 2002: Counselor for Public Affairs, U.S. Embassy, Phnom Penh, Cambodia (Post-Retirement)Publications, Awards, Languages, Interests- Author of ten books and 30 articles on Southeast Asian languages and linguistics- Fellowships and research grants from Guggenheim Foundation, Ford Foundation, National Science Foundation, Fulbright-Hays Program, and U.S. Department of Education- Superior Honor Awards, USIA and Department of State, 1988, 1992, 1994 and 1997- French interpreter, International Voluntary Services, Xieng Khouang, Laos, 1956-58- Languages: Good: French, Thai, Cambodian; Fair: Spanish, Lao, Vietnamese- Interests: Tennis, travel, photography, piano, cross-cultural communication- Travel narrative: Monks and Motorcycles: From Laos to London by the Seat of My Pants, 1956-1958 (New York, 2004)- Memoir: Your Diplomats at Work: A Comedy in Seven Acts (Washington, DC, 2011)