William Vanden Heuvel
William vanden Heuvel (1930) a senior partner in the Manhattan-based law firm, Stroock & Stroock & Lavan, as well as co-chairman of the Council of American Ambassadors and President of the Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Institute (FERI) since its creation in 1987. His daughter, Katrina vanden Heuvel, is editor of The Nation.
His current affiliations include the the Council on Foreign Relations, the International League for Human Rights, the Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Foundation and the Institute for Democracy Studies.
Terrorism
He is a signatory of "Beyond Guantanamo".
Israel-Palestine Conflict
He signed a letter, for the Annapolis Summit to President Bush and Secretary of State Rice, saying
As to Hamas, we believe that a genuine dialogue with the organization is far preferable to its isolation; it could be conducted, for example, by the UN and Quartet Middle East envoys. Promoting a cease-fire between Israel and Gaza would be a good starting point.Cite error: Closing
</ref>missing for<ref>tagIn 1952 he joined the law firm of Donovan, Leisure, Newton and Irvine, and served as executive assistant to U.S. Ambassador to Thailand William J. Donovan, former director of the Office of Strategic Services.
Historical writing
With respect to The Holocaust, he has defended the position that the U.S. did correctly in focusing on bringing an end to the German regime, rather than bombing camps and infrastructure. [1]
Education
- Cornell University and Cornell Law school, where he was editor of the Law Review.
References
- ↑ "Should the Allies Have Bombed Auschwitz: William J. vanden Heuvel vs. Rafael Medoff", History News Network, 29 March 2004