William J vanden Heuvel

Former UN diplomat, Founder of the Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Institute

William vanden Heuvel, a public-minded lawyer and former diplomat who was an adviser to Robert F. Kennedy and an advocate of improving conditions for inmates in New York City jails, died on Tuesday June 16 2021 at his home in Manhattan. He was 91. In the Justice Department, from 1962-1964, Mr. vanden Heuvel was active in the civil rights struggle that would define Robert Kennedy’s tenure as the nation’s highest-ranking law enforcement official. Mr. vanden Heuvel was also among the trusted advisers who helped Kennedy plan his presidential campaign in 1968. Mr. vanden Heuvel served as Deputy US Permanent Representative to the United Nations from 1979 until 1981 and as US Permanent Representative to the European Office of the UN from 1977 to 1979. Former Senior Partner, now Of Counsel to the law firm of Stroock & Stroock & Lavan, he is also Senior Advisor to Allen & Company LLC, a New York investment banking firm. After completing the two-year curriculum at Deep Springs College, a junior college in California, he transferred to Cornell and graduated in 1950. He went on to earn a law degree there and serve as editor in chief of Cornell Law Review. His marriage in 1958 to the writer Jean Stein, who died in 2017, ended in divorce in 1969. He married Melinda Fuller Pierce, who survives him, in 1979. In addition to her and his daughter Katrina, from his marriage to Ms. Stein, Mr. vanden Heuvel is survived by another daughter from that marriage, Wendy M. vanden Heuvel; his stepchildren Ashley von Perfall and John vanden Heuvel Pierce; two grandchildren; and five step-grandchildren.

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Fred P Hochberg	Barbara Boxer, Sherrod Brown, Hillary Clinton, Chris Dodd, Russ Feingold, Kirsten Gillibrand, John Hall, Jane Harman, Patrick Joseph Kennedy, John Kerry, Patrick Leahy, Carolyn Maloney, Bob Menendez, Bill Nelson, Barack Obama, Charles Rangel, Chuck Schumer, Allyson Y Schwartz, Joe Sestak, Joseph Maxwell Cleland, Al Gore, Bill Clinton, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, National Leadership PAC, Committee for a Democratic Majority, Rangel Victory Fund, Wesley Clark, Al Franken, Howard Dean, Jay Rockefeller, Obama Victory Fund 2012
Mark Gallogly	Joe Biden, Sherrod Brown, Hillary Clinton, Russ Feingold, Kirsten Gillibrand, Patrick Joseph Kennedy, John Kerry, Joe Lieberman, Chris Murphy, Bill Nelson, Barack Obama, Chuck Schumer, Joe Sestak, Arlen Specter, Sheldon Whitehouse, Joseph Maxwell Cleland, Al Gore, Bill Clinton, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Georgia Federal Elections Committee, Mark Green, Scott Murphy, Connecticut Democratic State Central Committee, Cory Booker, Jay Rockefeller, Richard Blumenthal, Tim Kaine, Elizabeth Esty, Sean Eldridge, Joe Kennedy III, Hillary Victory Fund
William C Rudin	Joe Biden, Hillary Clinton, Chris Dodd, Russ Feingold, Kirsten Gillibrand, John Kerry, Joe Lieberman, Carolyn Maloney, Bob Menendez, Bill Nelson, Barack Obama, Charles Rangel, Chuck Schumer, Allyson Y Schwartz, Louise McIntosh Slaughter, Arlen Specter, Robert Guy Torricelli, Daniel Patrick Moynihan, Bill Bradley, Al Gore, Bill Clinton, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, National Leadership PAC, Rangel Victory Fund, Georgia Federal Elections Committee, Mark Green, Scott Murphy, Jay Rockefeller, Tim Kaine, Joe Kennedy III, Hillary Victory Fund
Norman Lear	Joe Biden, Barbara Boxer, Hillary Clinton, Chris Dodd, Russ Feingold, John Hall, Jane Harman, Patrick Joseph Kennedy, John Kerry, Patrick Leahy, John R Lewis, Barack Obama, Bernie Sanders, Allyson Y Schwartz, Louise McIntosh Slaughter, Sheldon Whitehouse, Bill Bradley, Harris Wofford, Al Gore, Bill Clinton, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, National Leadership PAC, Wesley Clark, Al Franken, Paul Lewis Hackett III, Howard Dean, Mark Green, Jay Rockefeller, Chris Coons, Tim Kaine, Franken MVPs
Tonio Burgos	Timothy H Bishop, Sherrod Brown, Hillary Clinton, Kirsten Gillibrand, Maurice Dunlea Hinchey, Rush Holt, Patrick Joseph Kennedy, Patrick Leahy, John R Lewis, Joe Lieberman, Carolyn Maloney, Bob Menendez, Bill Nelson, Barack Obama, Charles Rangel, Chuck Schumer, Arlen Specter, Sheldon Whitehouse, Robert Guy Torricelli, Daniel Patrick Moynihan, Harris Wofford, Al Gore, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, National Leadership PAC, Scott Murphy, Connecticut Democratic State Central Committee, Cory Booker, Chris Coons, Richard Blumenthal, Tim Kaine, Joe Kennedy III
Lewis B Cullman	Joe Biden, Timothy H Bishop, Barbara Boxer, Hillary Clinton, Chris Dodd, Kirsten Gillibrand, John Kerry, Bill Nelson, Barack Obama, Charles Rangel, Bernie Sanders, Chuck Schumer, Allyson Y Schwartz, Joe Sestak, Arlen Specter, James Merrill Jeffords, Daniel Patrick Moynihan, Bill Bradley, Robert Jan Mrazek, Bill Clinton, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, National Leadership PAC, Joseph E Driscoll, Wesley Clark, Howard Dean, Mark Green, William B Troubh, Jay Rockefeller, Tim Kaine, Sean Eldridge, Joe Kennedy III
John L Tishman	Joe Biden, Barbara Boxer, Hillary Clinton, Chris Dodd, Russ Feingold, Kirsten Gillibrand, Maurice Dunlea Hinchey, Patrick Joseph Kennedy, John Kerry, Joe Lieberman, Carolyn Maloney, Bill Nelson, Barack Obama, Charles Rangel, Chuck Schumer, Arlen Specter, Sheldon Whitehouse, Joseph Maxwell Cleland, Robert Guy Torricelli, Daniel Patrick Moynihan, Bill Bradley, Al Gore, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, National Leadership PAC, Committee for a Democratic Majority, Rangel Victory Fund, Wesley Clark, Al Franken, Eric J J Massa, Jay Rockefeller, Chris Coons
Jeffrey Katzenberg	Joe Biden, Barbara Boxer, Sherrod Brown, Hillary Clinton, Chris Dodd, Russ Feingold, Kirsten Gillibrand, Jane Harman, Patrick Joseph Kennedy, John Kerry, Patrick Leahy, Joe Lieberman, Barack Obama, Charles Rangel, Chuck Schumer, Arlen Specter, Sheldon Whitehouse, Joseph Maxwell Cleland, Robert Guy Torricelli, Bill Bradley, Harris Wofford, Al Gore, Bill Clinton, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Wesley Clark, Al Franken, Cory Booker, Jay Rockefeller, Chris Coons, Richard Blumenthal, Tim Kaine
William L Bernhard	Joe Biden, Timothy H Bishop, Sherrod Brown, Hillary Clinton, Chris Dodd, Kirsten Gillibrand, John Hall, Maurice Dunlea Hinchey, Rush Holt, John Kerry, Patrick Leahy, Carolyn Maloney, Bob Menendez, Bill Nelson, Barack Obama, Charles Rangel, Chuck Schumer, Allyson Y Schwartz, Sheldon Whitehouse, James Merrill Jeffords, Robert Guy Torricelli, Daniel Patrick Moynihan, Al Gore, Bill Clinton, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Joseph E Driscoll, Eric J J Massa, Mark Green, Scott Murphy, Jay Rockefeller, Richard Blumenthal
David Geffen	Joe Biden, Barbara Boxer, Sherrod Brown, Hillary Clinton, Chris Dodd, Russ Feingold, John Hall, Jane Harman, Patrick Joseph Kennedy, John Kerry, Patrick Leahy, Joe Lieberman, Barack Obama, Bernie Sanders, Chuck Schumer, Arlen Specter, Sheldon Whitehouse, Joseph Maxwell Cleland, Robert Guy Torricelli, Bill Bradley, Harris Wofford, Al Gore, Robert Jan Mrazek, Bill Clinton, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, National Leadership PAC, Al Franken, Georgia Federal Elections Committee, Cory Booker, Sean Eldridge, Joe Kennedy III
Michael S. Berman	Joe Biden, Barbara Boxer, Sherrod Brown, Hillary Clinton, Chris Dodd, Russ Feingold, Kirsten Gillibrand, Jane Harman, John Kerry, Patrick Leahy, John R Lewis, Joe Lieberman, James P Moran, Bill Nelson, Charles Rangel, Chuck Schumer, Allyson Y Schwartz, Sheldon Whitehouse, Joseph Maxwell Cleland, Robert Guy Torricelli, Bill Bradley, Harris Wofford, Al Gore, Bill Clinton, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, National Leadership PAC, Al Franken, Howard Dean, Jay Rockefeller, Dan Roberti, Tim Kaine
Patricia Duff	Joe Biden, Barbara Boxer, Sherrod Brown, Hillary Clinton, Chris Dodd, Kirsten Gillibrand, Jane Harman, John Kerry, Carolyn Maloney, Bob Menendez, Bill Nelson, Barack Obama, Chuck Schumer, Sheldon Whitehouse, Robert Guy Torricelli, Bill Bradley, Harris Wofford, Al Gore, Bill Clinton, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Victory in New York, Wesley Clark, Al Franken, Howard Dean, Scott Murphy, Richard Blumenthal, Tim Kaine, Joe Kennedy III, Obama Victory Fund 2012, Franken MVPs, Hillary Victory Fund
Robert R Dyson	Joe Biden, Timothy H Bishop, Barbara Boxer, Sherrod Brown, Hillary Clinton, Chris Dodd, Russ Feingold, Kirsten Gillibrand, John Hall, Maurice Dunlea Hinchey, Patrick Joseph Kennedy, John Kerry, Chris Murphy, Bill Nelson, Barack Obama, Charles Rangel, Bernie Sanders, Chuck Schumer, Joe Sestak, Sheldon Whitehouse, Joseph Maxwell Cleland, Bill Bradley, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, National Leadership PAC, Georgia Federal Elections Committee, Scott Murphy, Richard Blumenthal, Sean Eldridge, Obama Victory Fund 2012, Hillary Victory Fund
Leo Hindery Jr	Barbara Boxer, Sherrod Brown, Hillary Clinton, Kirsten Gillibrand, Jane Harman, Patrick Joseph Kennedy, John Kerry, Patrick Leahy, Bob Menendez, Bill Nelson, Barack Obama, Charles Rangel, Bernie Sanders, Chuck Schumer, Joe Sestak, Louise McIntosh Slaughter, Sheldon Whitehouse, Joseph Maxwell Cleland, Robert Guy Torricelli, Al Gore, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, National Leadership PAC, Al Franken, Georgia Federal Elections Committee, Thomas Geoghegan, Scott Murphy, Jay Rockefeller, Richard Blumenthal, Dan Roberti, Hillary Victory Fund
Ada Horwich	Joe Biden, Barbara Boxer, Hillary Clinton, Chris Dodd, Russ Feingold, Kirsten Gillibrand, Jane Harman, Rush Holt, Patrick Joseph Kennedy, John Kerry, Patrick Leahy, John R Lewis, Joe Lieberman, Bob Menendez, Bill Nelson, Barack Obama, Chuck Schumer, Allyson Y Schwartz, Arlen Specter, Sheldon Whitehouse, Joseph Maxwell Cleland, Robert Guy Torricelli, Al Gore, Bill Clinton, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Al Franken, Jay Rockefeller, Joe Kennedy III, Obama Victory Fund 2012, Hillary Victory Fund
Lisa Blue Baron	Joe Biden, Barbara Boxer, Sherrod Brown, Hillary Clinton, Russ Feingold, Kirsten Gillibrand, Patrick Joseph Kennedy, John Kerry, Patrick Leahy, Bob Menendez, Bill Nelson, Barack Obama, Chuck Schumer, Peter Welch, Sheldon Whitehouse, Harris Wofford, Al Gore, Bill Clinton, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Committee for a Democratic Majority, Al Franken, Jay Rockefeller, Chris Coons, Richard Blumenthal, Dan Roberti, Tim Kaine, Joe Kennedy III, Obama Victory Fund 2012, Franken MVPs, Hillary Victory Fund
George S Kaufman	Joe Biden, Barbara Boxer, Sherrod Brown, Hillary Clinton, Chris Dodd, Russ Feingold, Kirsten Gillibrand, John Hall, John Kerry, Joe Lieberman, Carolyn Maloney, Bob Menendez, Bill Nelson, Barack Obama, Charles Rangel, Chuck Schumer, Arlen Specter, Daniel Patrick Moynihan, Bill Bradley, Bill Clinton, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, National Leadership PAC, Joseph E Driscoll, Rangel Victory Fund, Eric J J Massa, Mark Green, Chris Coons, Richard Blumenthal, Tim Kaine, Joe Kennedy III
Alicia W Smith	Joe Biden, Barbara Boxer, Sherrod Brown, Hillary Clinton, Chris Dodd, Kirsten Gillibrand, Jane Harman, John Kerry, Patrick Leahy, Carolyn Maloney, Chris Murphy, Bill Nelson, Barack Obama, Chuck Schumer, Allyson Y Schwartz, Joe Sestak, Louise McIntosh Slaughter, Peter Welch, Sheldon Whitehouse, Joseph Maxwell Cleland, Al Gore, Bill Clinton, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, National Leadership PAC, John William Carter, Wesley Clark, Howard Dean, Chris Coons, Richard Blumenthal, Tim Kaine
Jamie Wolf	Joe Biden, Barbara Boxer, Sherrod Brown, Hillary Clinton, Russ Feingold, Kirsten Gillibrand, John Hall, Rush Holt, John Kerry, John R Lewis, Chris Murphy, Bill Nelson, Barack Obama, Bernie Sanders, Chuck Schumer, Allyson Y Schwartz, Joe Sestak, Sheldon Whitehouse, Al Gore, Bill Clinton, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Joseph E Driscoll, Al Franken, Paul Lewis Hackett III, Thomas Geoghegan, Cory Booker, Chris Coons, Tim Kaine, Joe Kennedy III, Obama Victory Fund 2012
Paul Egerman	Barbara Boxer, Hillary Clinton, Chris Dodd, Russ Feingold, Kirsten Gillibrand, Patrick Joseph Kennedy, John Kerry, Patrick Leahy, John R Lewis, Bill Nelson, Barack Obama, Bernie Sanders, Chuck Schumer, Allyson Y Schwartz, Joe Sestak, Peter Welch, Al Gore, Bill Clinton, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Victory in New York, Al Franken, Georgia Federal Elections Committee, Scott Murphy, Cory Booker, Richard Blumenthal, Tim Kaine, Joe Kennedy III, Obama Victory Fund 2012, Franken MVPs, Hillary Victory Fund

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Types	Person, Public Official, Lawyer
Gender	Male
Birthday	Apr 14 '30
Date of death	Jun 16 '21

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Former UN diplomat, Founder of the Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Institute

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