The HistoryMakers video oral history with Jacques Cook.
| Format | Video (Streaming) |
| Publication | Chicago, Illinois : The HistoryMakers, [2016]. |
| Description | 1 online resource (5 video files (2 hr., 15 min., 45 sec.)) : sound, color. |
| Supplemental Content | https://go.openathens.net/redirector/ecu.edu?url=https://da.thehistorymakers.org/storiesForBio;ID=A2004.230 |
| Subjects |
| Other author/creator | Cook, Jacques, 1946- interviewee. |
| Other author/creator | Hamilton, Racine Tucker, interviewer. |
| Other author/creator | Warwick, Rick, director of photography. |
| Other author/creator | HistoryMakers (Video oral history collection), production company. |
| Variant title | History Makers video oral history with Jacques Cook |
| Portion of title | Jacques Cook |
| Abstract | Federal employee and lawyer Jacques Cook was born on March 19, 1946, in Washington, D.C. He earned his B.A. degree in economics from Amherst College in Amherst, Massachusetts in 1967; his M. A. degree in international studies from Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland in 1969; and his J. D. degree from George Washington University in 1976. He began his career with the U. S. Department of State as a Foreign Service officer and worked as an economic officer in Mexico. After earning his law degree, he became a legal counsel to the Budget Committee of the United States Senate. In 1979, he joined the International Development Bank (IDB). From 1989 to 1994, Cook headed the IDB's office in Jamaica. In 2002, he joined the Allen and Overy Law firm and worked on developing and structuring financing for international projects. He represented an Italian corporation in the first internationally financed transmission project in Brazil. |
| Credits | Videographer, Rick Warwick. |
| Performer | Racine Tucker Hamilton, interviewer. |
| Date/time/place of a event note | Recorded Washington, District of Columbia 2004 November 10. |
| Source of description | Vendor-supplied metadata. |
| Genre/form | Internet videos. |
| Genre/form | Interviews. |
| Genre/form | Nonfiction films. |
| Genre/form | Oral histories. |
| Genre/form | Oral histories. |
| Genre/form | Internet videos. |
| Genre/form | Nonfiction films. |
| Stock number | A2004.230 HistoryMakers |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |