James S. Sutterlin

Jim Sutterlin
6th Inspector General of the Department of State
In office
October 15, 1973  August 31, 1974
PresidentRichard Nixon
Gerald Ford
Preceded byThomas McElhiney
Succeeded byWilliam E. Schaufele Jr.
9th Director of Policy Planning
In office
September 4, 1973  October 15, 1973
PresidentRichard Nixon
Preceded byWilliam Cargo
Succeeded byWinston Lord
Personal details
Born(1922-03-15)March 15, 1922
Frankfort, Kentucky, U.S.
DiedMay 8, 2017(2017-05-08) (aged 95)
EducationHaverford College (BA)

James S. Sutterlin (March 15, 1922 – May 8, 2017) was an American author, academic, and officer at the United States Department of State with rank equivalent to an Assistant Secretary of State, who also spent 13 years working in various capacities for the Secretariat of the United Nations. He was Director of Research and adjunct professor at the Long Island University Institute for the Study of International Organizations, and a Distinguished Fellow at International Security Studies, Yale University.