Thibaut de Saint Phalle

Thibaut de Saint Phalle (July 23, 1918 – June 16, 2015) was an American investment banker, lawyer, and educator who served as a director of the Export–Import Bank of the United States from 1977 to 1981.

Early life and education de Saint Phalle was born July 23, 1918, in Tuxedo Park, New York. He was born to a French father, Fal de Saint Phalle and American Marie G. Duryee. His paternal grandfather was Count Pierre de Saint Phalle of Nevers, France. Through his father, he is a cousin of Niki de Saint Phalle. His maternal grandmother was Emma Guidet Duryee Auchincloss, who divorced Samuel Sloan Auchicloss, a grandson of Samuel Sloan. He attended Pomfret School, Harvard College, and received an A.B. from Columbia College in 1939 and a LL.B. from Columbia Law School in 1941.

Biography de Saint Phalle served in the United States Navy and Office of Strategic Services from 1942 to 1946. He was awarded the Naval Commendation Medal and the Bronze Star Medal for his service. He was named Chevalier de la Legion d'Honneur by the government of France in January 1996.

From 1941 to 1950, he was an associate attorney at Chadbourne, Wallace, Parke & Whiteside. From 1950 to 1954, he served as consultant to the United States Department of State and negotiated the Military Aid Treaty between the United States and France to combat insurgency in French Indochina on behalf of the Central Intelligence Agency.

From 1950 to 1958, he was a partner and head of corporate law practice at Lewis and MacDonald. where he served as the company's chief financial officer and was in charge of its overseas operations. He was also general counsel of the company, in charge of all legal matters. He was also a director of the Atlantic Council.

Personal life In 1945, de Saint Phalle married Rosamond Frame, daughter of Murray Scott Frame and Alice Seymore Brown Frame, who were American missionaries in China. His mother-in-law, Alice S. Brown Frame was the dean of the women's college of Yenching University. He died on June 16, 2015, at Naples, Florida, aged 96. He is survived by his third wife, Mariana de Saint Phalle, his 9 children and step-children, and 19 grandchildren.