Andrew W. Cordier

Andrew Wellington Cordier (* March 1, 1901 in Canton, Ohio; † July 11, 1975 in Manhasset, New York) was in the 1950 high official in the General Secretariat of the United Nations Dag Hammarskjöld, also president of Columbia University and editor of the Public papers of the secretary general of united nations.

Cordier was born on a farm near Canton. He attended high school in Hartsville, where he was quarterback of the football team. Cordier completed his training in 1922 at Manchester College in Indiana and a Ph.D. in 1927 in medieval history at the University of Chicago. In 1924 he married Dorothy Butterbaugh and studied further at the Geneva Graduate Institute of International Studies, 1930-1931. Finally Cordier returned to the U.S. to teach at Manchester College and Indiana University history and political science.

In 1944, he became an international security adviser in the State Department and was part of a U.S. delegation to the Conference of San Francisco. The State Department sent him to London in 1945 to support the establishment of the United Nations.

Cordier worked from 1946 to 1961 as a secretary at the United Nations. He played an important role in the Korean War and during the Suez crisis and the crisis in the Congo. 1962 Cordier resigned from his post at the UN, after it had been particularly criticized by the Soviet side, how strong he interfered in the affairs of the Secretary-General.

After leaving the UN, he taught at the University for International Affairs ( SIA ) at Columbia University. As Grayson L. Kirk in 1968 resigned from the presidency at the University, Cordier took over the post for two years, but remained a teacher. For his commitment, he was in 1970 by the university with the highest award of the "Alexander Hamilton " - awarded medal

Cordier died in 1975 from liver failure in a hospital in Manhasset (Long Iceland ).

  • Official of the United Nations
  • Political scientist
  • University President
  • University teachers (Columbia University)
  • Americans
  • Born 1901
  • Died in 1975
  • Man
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