Background
SHERRY, GEORGE L. was born on January 5, 1924 in Lodz, Poland.
SHERRY, GEORGE L. was born on January 5, 1924 in Lodz, Poland.
City College of New York, 1941-1944, Bachelor of Arts (summa cum laude). Columbia University, 1945-1951, Master of Arts Literature, 1952-1955, Master of Arts Pol Science(s) and Certificate Bachelor of Surgery Russian, 1956-1959, Master of Philosophy. Spoken languages: English, French, Russ, German.
Principal Officer, Office of the Under Secretary General for Spec Political Affairs, United Nations since 1970. Senior Officer, Office of the Secretary General, 1962-1970. Adviser to Chief Officer, United Nations India-Pakistan Observation Mission, 1965-1966.
Senior Political Adviser, United Nations Peace-keeping Force in Cyprus, 1964-1965. Principal Political Adviser, United Nations Operation in the Congo, 1964. Acting United Nations Representative, Elisabethville, Congo, 1962-1963.
Assistant to Director, Department of Political and Security Council Affairs, United Nations, 1960-1962. Political Officer, Disarmament Affairs, Department of Political and Security Council Affairs, 1959-1960. Senior Interpreter, Deputy Chief, Interpretation Section(s), United Nations, 1956-1961.
Interpreter & Precis Writer, Department of Conference Services, United Nations, 1946-1956. Reporter, The New York Times, 1944-1946.
United Nations Peace-keeping: Capabilities & Limitations, 1967. Impasse: Psychological or Political, 1970.
Member Council on Foreign Relations. International Studies Association. Academic Council on the United Nations System.
Columbia University Seminar on Problem of Peace.
Political science: international relations, international organization, diplomatic history. Soviet/East European affairs. Middle East affairs; piano playing.
Skiing; sailing.
Spouse Doris Harf, National of United States of America.