Charles A. Meyer

Charles Appleton Meyer (June 27, 1918 – August 15, 1996) was a United States executive who served as Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs from 1969 to 1973.

Biography Meyer was born in 1918 and attended Phillips Academy, graduating in 1935. He then attended Harvard College, graduating in 1939.

After college, Meyer took a job with Sears in Chicago. Meyer rose through the ranks at Sears to become Vice President responsible for Sears' operations in Latin America. His first foray into government service came in 1960 when President of the United States Dwight D. Eisenhower appointed Meyer as one of six members of the National Advisory Committee on Inter-American Affairs. This committee, headed by Milton S. Eisenhower, was designed to be Eisenhower's "eyes and ears" in Latin America and traveled throughout the region meeting with Latin American leaders. Meyer held this office from April 2, 1969 until March 2, 1973.

Meyer left the State Department in 1973 and returned to Sears, where he worked as an executive until his retirement in 1980.