Cecil Jay Olmstead

Background

Olmstead, Cecil Jay was born on October 15, 1920 in Jacksonville, Florida, United States. Son of Cecil Jay Senior and Bessie (Irby) Olmstead.

Education

Bachelor, University Georgia, 1950. Bachelor of Laws, University Georgia, 1951. Sterling Graduate fellow, Yale Law School, 1952.

Doctor of Laws (honorary), University Hull, England, 1978.

Career

Assistant to legal adviser Department State, counsel Mutual Security Agency, counsel Hoover Commission on Organization Executive Branch of Government, 1952-1955. Director Middle East Institute, Washington, District of Columbia, 1972—1978, Inter-American Law Institute, 1958—1961. Professor New York University School Law, 1953-1961.

Adjunct professor law Inter-American Law Institute, 1961-1969. Attorney Texaco, Incorporated, New York York City, 1961-1962, assistant to chairman board, 1962-1970, vice president, assistant to chairman board, 1970, vice president, assistant to president, 1970-1971, vice president, assistant to chief executive officer, 1971-1973, executive department, vice president, 1973-1980. Board director Arahan, 1978—1979.

Member firm Steptoe & Johnson, Washington, since 1980. Visiting professor Columbia University School Law, 1959. Wang Distinguished visiting professor St. Johns University, 1987-1990.

Member advisory panel on international law to secretary state. Advisory committee law of sea State Department. Also advisory committee transnational enterprise.

United States delegate United Nations Committee on Law of Sea, 1972-1973. United States delegate United Nations Conference on Law of Sea, 1974-1976. Eisenhower lecturer National War College, 1973.

Member United States delegate United Nations Conference on Code of Conduct for Transnat. Corps., annual 1984-1990. Member World Bank's panel of conciliatiors of the International Center for Settlement of Investment Disputes, 1988-1995.

Visiting fellow All Souls College, Oxford University, 1988. Visiting scholar Yale Law School, 1990-1991.

Achievements

• Bar: Georgia 1950, Supreme Court of the United States Ct 1964, District of Columbia 1978.

Membership

With United States Air Force, 1943-1946, 8th and 20th Air Forces. European Theatre of Operations, PTO. Member International Law Association (president and chairman American branch 1966-1973, vice chairman executive council international headquarters London, 1975-1986, chairman executive council 1986-1988, 1st Distinguished Service award,American Branch 2004), American Law Institute (associate reporter Restatement of the Foreign Relations Law of United States, 1st edition 1964, advisor 3d edition), Council on Foreign Relations, Washington Institute Foreign Affairs, National Foreign Trade Council (director 2004), American Council on Germany (honorary director), Council on Ocean Law (director), Nickerbocker Club New York City, Yale Club, Fairfield County Hunt Club (Westport), Cosmos Club (Washington), Order of Coif, Phi Beta Kappa.

Connections

Married Frances Hughes (deceased 2006). Children: Cecil Jay III, Frank Hughes, Jane Olmstead Murphy, Amy Olmstead Vanecek.

Father:

Cecil Jay Senior Olmstead

Mother:

Bessie (Irby) Olmstead

Spouse:

Frances Hughes

child:

Frank Hughes Olmstead

child:

Amy Olmstead Vanecek Olmstead

child:

Jane Olmstead Murphy Olmstead

child:

Cecil Jay III Olmstead