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Arthur Joseph Goldberg

Ambassador to the United Nations · 1961–1965

Arthur Joseph Goldberg , Ambassador to the United Nations. Arthur Joseph Goldberg was an American politician and jurist who served as the 9th U.S. secretary of labor, an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, and the 6th United States ambassador to the United Nations.

Positions

  • Secretary of Labor1961-01-21–1962-09-20
  • Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States1962-09-28–1965-07-26
  • Ambassador to the United Nations1965-07-28–1968-06-24

Education

  • Northwestern University School of Law (now Pritzker School of Law)B.S.L., 1929
  • Northwestern University School of Law (now Pritzker School of Law)J.D., 1930

Career

Private practice, Chicago, Illinois, 1930-1952; Private practice, Washington, D.C., 1952-1961, 1971-1990; Special assistant, Office of Strategic Services, 1942-1943; General counsel, United Steelworkers, 1948-1961; General counsel, CIO, 1948-1955; General counsel, AFL-CIO, 1955-1961; Secretary of Labor, 1961-1962; Ambassador to the United Nations, U.S. Department of State, 1965-1968; Private practice, New York City, 1968-1971; Ambassador-at-large, U.S. Department of State, 1977-1978

Biography

Arthur Joseph Goldberg was an American politician and jurist who served as the 9th U.S. secretary of labor, an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, and the 6th United States ambassador to the United Nations.

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