Cordier, Andrew W. (Andrew Wellington), 1901-1975

President of Columbia University, Dean of the Columbia University School of International Affairs, and Executive Assistant to the Secretaries-General of the United Nations, 1946-1962.

From the description of Andrew W. Cordier Papers, 1918-1975. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 299029165

United Nations official, educator.

From the description of Reminiscences of Andrew Wellington Cordier : oral history and lectures, 1963-1964. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 309731373

From the description of Reminiscences of Andrew Wellington Cordier : oral history, 1962. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122528474

Andrew Wellington Cordier was born in Canton, Ohio in 1901. He died on Long Island in 1975. Cordier was educated at Manchester College in Indiana, (1923–44); the Univ. of Chicago; and the Graduate Institute of International Studies in Geneva.

From 1944 to 1946 he worked at the U.S. Dept. of State, after which he joined the United Nations, eventually serving as Executive Assistant to the UN secretaries general. He was a chief negotiator for the United Nations in the Congo in 1960. In 1962 he left the UN to become Dean of the School of International Affairs (SIA) at Columbia University. He served as acting President of Columbia in the years 1968 and 1969; later he was appointed President (1969–70). After leaving the Columbia presidency, Cordier returned to his position as Dean of SIA and served until 1972.

In 1970 Cordier was awarded the Alexander Hamilton medal, the university’s highest honor.

From the guide to the Andrew Wellington Cordier Papers, 1918-1975, (Columbia University. Rare Book and Manuscript Library, )