Sherer, Albert William, 1916-1986.

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Albert William Sherer was born on January 16, 1916, in Wheaton, Illinois. He graduated from Yale University in 1938 and from Harvard Law School in 1941. Sherer joined the Foreign Service in 1946 and served in various assignments in Morocco, Hungary, Poland, Togo, Guinea, and Czechoslovakia. In 1974 Sherer headed the United States delegation to the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe and drafted the human rights provisions which were ratified as part of the Helsinki Accords in 1975. Sherer died in Chicago, Illinois, on December 27, 1986.

From the guide to the Albert William Sherer, Jr. papers, 1947-1988, (Manuscripts and Archives)

Albert William Sherer was born on January 16, 1916, in Wheaton, Illinois. He graduated from Yale University in 1938 and from Harvard Law School in 1941. Sherer joined the Foreign Service in 1946 and served in various assignments in Morocco, Hungary, Poland, Togo, Guinea, and Czechoslovakia. In 1974 Sherer headed the United States delegation to the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe and drafted the human rights provisions which were ratified as part of the Helsinki accords in 1975. Sherer died in Chicago, Illinois, on December 27, 1986.

From the description of Albert William Sherer, Jr. papers, 1947-1988 (inclusive). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702182604

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Place Name Admin Code Country
Hungary
Czechoslovakia
Hungary.
Guinea
Togo
Togo.
United States
Guinea.
United States
Czechoslovakia.
Poland
Poland.
Subject
Civil rights (International law)
Diplomacy
Human rights
Occupation
Ambassadors
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Birth 1916

Death 1986

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