Background
Stevenson, John Reese was born on October 24, 1921 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of John A. and Josephine R. Stevenson.
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The Chilean Popular Front
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John Reese Stevenson
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AB summa cum laude, Princeton University, 1942. Bachelor of Laws, Columbia University, 1949. DJS, Columbia University, 1952.
Career
Associate Sullivan & Cromwell, New York City, 1950-1955, partner, 1956-1969, 75-87, chairman, senior partner, 1979-1987, counsel, 1987-1992. Legal advisory with rank of assistant secretary United States Department State, 1969-1972, chairman advisory committee on public international law, 1986-1990, member committee 1993-1997. Adviser United States delegate General Assembly United Nations, 1969-1974.
Chairman United States delegate International Conference on Air Law, The Hague, The Netherlands, 1970. Member United States delegate International Conference on Law of Treaties, Vienna, 1969. Ambassador, special representative of President Law of the Sea conference, 1973-1975.
United States member Permanent Court of Arbitration, The Hague, 1969-1979, 84-90. United States representative International Court Justice Namibia (Southwest Africa) case, 1970. Special counsel United States delegate Delimitation of Martime Boundary in Gulf of Maine (Canada versus United States of America), 1984.
Member Organization of American States Inter-American commission on Human Rights, 1987-1990. Director Center for Strategic and International Studies. Principal Center Excellence in Government.
Board directors Americas Society.
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Fellow American Bar Association (honorary). Member American Society International Law (president 1966-1968, honorary vice president 1968-1992, 93-97, honorary president 1992-1993), New York State Bar Association (chairman committee on international law 1963-1965), International Law Association, Institute de Droit International (vice president 1987-1989), Association of Bar of City of New York (chairman committee on international law 1958-1961), American Arbitration Association (board directors 1984-1992, executive committee, chairman international section law committee), Council Foreign Relations, American Law Institute, Phi Beta Kappa.
Connections
Married Patience Fullerton, April 10, 1943 (deceased 1982). Children: Elizabeth F., Sally H. Stevenson Fischer, John R. Junior, Patience Stevenson Scott. Married Ruth Carter Johnson, May 21, 1983.
