William vanden Heuvel
William vanden Heuvel | |
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 vanden Heuvel speaking in 2014 | |
| Born | William Jacobus vanden Heuvel April 14, 1930 Rochester, New York, U.S. |
| Died | June 15, 2021 (aged 91) New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Businessman, Diplomat, Attorney and writer |
| Spouse | Melinda Fuller vanden Heuvel |
| Children | Katrina vanden Heuvel Wendy vanden Heuvel Ashley von Perfall John vanden Heuvel Pierce |
William Jacobus vanden Heuvel (April 14, 1930 – June 15, 2021) was an American attorney, businessman and author, as well as a former diplomat. He served as U.S. Ambassador to the European office of the United Nations in Geneva (1977–79)[1] and United States Deputy Ambassador to the United Nations (1979–1981) during the Jimmy Carter Administration.[2]
He was the father of Katrina vanden Heuvel, longtime editor of The Nation magazine, and Wendy vanden Heuvel, children from his marriage to author/editor Jean Stein, the well-to-do daughter of Jules C. Stein, founder of MCA.
Vanden Heuvel died on June 15, 2021 in New York City from problems caused by pneumonia, aged 91.[3]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Representatives of the U.S.A. to the European Office of the United Nations (Geneva)". United States Department of State. Retrieved 2011-08-14.
- ↑ John F. Kennedy Library National Archives Archived 2008-05-06 at the Wayback Machine web site.
- ↑ Montague, Zach (2021-06-15). "William vanden Heuvel, Diplomat and a Kennedy Confidant, Dies at 91". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-06-18.
Other websites
[change | change source]- The Roosevelt Institute.
- History News Network, debating FDR and World War II.
- FERI Archived 2017-02-15 at the Wayback Machine, "America, Franklin D. Roosevelt and the Holocaust," speech (1996).
- Appearances on C-SPAN
- William vanden Heuvel on IMDb
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