Philip E. Hoffman

American lawyer and diplomat of the 20th century

Philip E. Hoffman (October 2, 1908 – June 6, 1993)[1] was a lawyer, former national president of the American Jewish Committee (1969 to 1973; he was also chairman of its board of governors from 1963 to 1967[2]) and an American Ambassador to the United Nations Human Rights Council from 1972 to 1975.[3]

Hoffman grew up on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, graduated in 1929 from Dartmouth College and from Yale Law School in 1932.[4] A resident of Verona, New Jersey, he died on June 6, 1993, in Livingston, New Jersey.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Philip E Hoffman". Retrieved December 25, 2020.
  2. ^ "American Jewish Committee Holds Closing Session in State Dept". Jewish Telegraphic Agency. May 16, 1966. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
  3. ^ York, New (1993-06-08). "Philip Hoffman, Envoy To Un Rights Agency - Chicago Tribune". Articles.chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 2010-11-20.
  4. ^ York, New (1993-06-08). "Philip Hoffman, Envoy To Un Rights Agency - Chicago Tribune". Articles.chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 2010-11-20.
  5. ^ Pace, Eric. "P. E. Hoffman, 84, Lawyer Who Held Post on U.N. Panel", The New York Times, June 7, 1993. Accessed August 26, 2020. "Philip E. Hoffman, a lawyer who was a former United States Representative to the United Nations Human Rights Commission and a former national president of the American Jewish Committee, died yesterday in a nursing home in Livingston, N.J. He was 84 and lived in Verona, N.J."
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