Arthur Dean (lawyer)

Arthur Hobson Dean (1899 – 1980) was a New York lawyer and diplomat who was viewed as one of the leading corporate lawyers of his day, as well having served as a key advisor to numerous U.S. presidents. [cite news
last = Krebs
first = Albin
title = Arthur H. Dean, Envoy to Korea Talks, Dies at 89
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Dean was Chairman and Senior Partner of Sullivan & Cromwell, where he worked closely with John Foster Dulles. He was the chief U.S. negotiator at Panmunjeom where he helped negotiate the treaty that ended the Korean War, [ [http://205.188.238.109/time/magazine/article/0,9171,872177,00.html The Acid Test] "Time Magazine", March 21, 1961] [ [http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,890805,00.html The Wall Street Lawyer] "Time Magazine", Dec. 21, 1953] and also helped draft and negotiate the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty in 1963. [ [http://www.asil.org/aboutasil/presidents/DeanAH.html List of Presidents] American Society of International Law, accessed 11.10.2007] Dean was a member (and later served on the Board of Directors) of the Council on Foreign Relations, the Asia Society and served as a delegate to the United Nations,

An Ithaca, New York native, Dean was educated at Ithaca High School and then Cornell University where, after taking time off to serve in the United States Navy during World War One, he received both a bachelor's and L.L.B degree, in 1921 and 1923, respectively, and was the managing editor of the Cornell Law Quarterly [ [http://rmc.library.cornell.edu/EAD/htmldocs/RMM04100.html Cornell Library: Guide to Arthur H. Dean papers] accessed 11.10.2007] Dean's official papers are maintained at Cornell University Library, of which he was a major patron. [ [http://rmc.library.cornell.edu/footsteps/exhibition/foundingcollections/foundingcollections_4.html Founding Collections of Cornell Library] accessed 11.10.2007]

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