Background
Oliver, Covey Thomas was born on April 21, 1913 in Laredo, Texas, United States. Son of Pheneas R. and Jane C. (Thomas) Oliver.
Oliver, Covey Thomas was born on April 21, 1913 in Laredo, Texas, United States. Son of Pheneas R. and Jane C. (Thomas) Oliver.
Bachelor summa cum laude, University Texas, 1933. Juris Doctor summa cum laude, 1936. Master of Laws, Columbia University, 1953.
Doctor of Juridical Science, 1954. Doctor of Laws, Southern Methodist University, 1976.
Professor, of Law, University of Texas, California (Berkeley) and Pennsylvania 1936-1941, 1949-1964, 1966-1967, since 1969. United States Government, official (mainly in Department, of State) 1942-1949. Ambassador to Colombia 1964-1966.
Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs and United States Coordinator of Alliance for Progress 1967-1969. United States Executive Director IBRD 1969. Carnegie Endowment Lecturer, Hague Academy, of Institute Law 1955, 1974, Emeritus since 1981.
Hubbell Professor, of Law, University of Pennsylvania 1966-1978, Emeritus since 1978. Radoslav A. Tsanoff Professor, of Public Affairs, Rice University Houston since 1978. Visiting Professor, Washington College, of Law, American University, Washington, D.C. 1982-1985, Distinguished Professor Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas 1984 and 1986.
Special Adviser United States Delegate to United Nations Law' of the Sea Conference 1976. President American Society of Institute Law 1982-1984.
Co-author (with Sweeney and Leech): (book19) The International Legal System, 1973, 1981. Co-author: (with Ali) (book) The Restatement of the Foregin Relations Law of the United States, 1965. Contributor chapters to books, articles to legal journals.
Member of American Academy Political and Social Science (board director), Texas Bar Association, Council Foreign Relations, American Law Institute, American Society International Law (president 1982-1984), Franklin Inn (Philadelphia).
Boating, observance of nature, cultural anthropology.
Married Barbara F. Hauer, February 9, 1920. Children: Jane Covey, Lucy Oliver Boulware, Woodlief Hauer, Scotti Longan, Thomas Jefferson.