in Brazil. Later that year in August, Martin served as a senior State Department representative on the United States Delegation, to the Special Meeting of the Inter-American Economic and Social Council at Punta del Este, Uruguay. On November 4, Martin traveled to Hakone, Kanagawa, as principal adviser to Secretary of State Dean Rusk and as chief of the U.S. Delegation at the meeting of the Joint United States-Japan Committee on Trade and Economic Affairs. In March 1962, President John F. Kennedy appointed Martin as Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs, a position he held until January 2, 1964. In that post, he helped direct new Kennedy administration policies toward Latin America, including managing U.S. involvement in the Alliance for Progress. Martin was responsible for Latin American affairs during the Cuban Missile Crisis: he served on the so-called Executive Committee (EXCOMM) created by the President to manage the crisis. In May 1963, he headed the U.S. delegation to a meeting of the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America in Mar del Plata, Argentina. He then acted as Alternate U.S. Representative to the Inter-American Economic and Social Council Conference at the Ministerial Level in Sao Paulo, Brazil in November. In 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson named Martin United States Ambassador to Argentina; Martin presented his credentials to the Argentinian government on June 11, 1964 and remained ambassador until January 5, 1968. From 1968 to 1974, he served as Chairman of the Development Assistance Committee of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. In 1974, Martin was appointed Special Advisor to Secretary of State to oversee U.S. preparations for the World Food Conference. From 1975 to 1978, Martin served as Chairman of the Consultative Group on Food Production in Developing Countries at the World Bank. Martin retired from diplomatic service as a Career Ambassador in 1975. From 1975 to 1978, Martin served as Chairman of the Consultative Group on Food Production in Developing Countries at the World Bank. Thereafter he held various positions with Population Crisis Committee and participated in numerous conferences around the world dealing with population and other issues related to economic development. He died of pneumonia in Washington, D.C. on January 12, 2002. Media Cuban Missile Crisis Revisited. Produced for The Idea Channel by the Free to Choose Network, 1983. Phase I (U1015) (January 22, 1983) Featuring Edwin Martin, McGeorge Bundy, Richard Neustadt, Dean Rusk & Donald Wilson