William vanden Heuvel

William vanden Heuvel
Representative of the United States to the European Office of the United Nations
In office July 1, 1977 — December 5, 1979
President	Jimmy Carter
Preceded by	Henry E. Catto Jr.
Succeeded by	Gerald B. Helman
Personal details
Born	William Jacobus vanden Heuvel (1930-04-14)April 14, 1930 Rochester, New York, U.S.
Died	June 15, 2021(2021-06-15) (aged 91) Manhattan, New York, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouses	Jean Stein ​ ​ (m. 1958; div. 1969)​ Melinda Fuller Pierce ​ ​ (m. 1979)​
Children	4, including Katrina
Education	Deep Springs College Cornell University (BA, JD)

William Jacobus vanden Heuvel (/ˈvæn.dɛnˈhjuː.vəl/ VAN-den-HYOO-vul; April 14, 1930 – June 15, 2021) was an American attorney, businessman, author and diplomat of Dutch descent. He was known for advising Robert F. Kennedy during the latter's campaigns for Senate in 1964 and president in 1968. Vanden Heuvel established the Roosevelt Institute in 1987. He was the father of longtime editor of The Nation magazine Katrina vanden Heuvel and actress^[1] Wendy vanden Heuvel, children from his marriage to author-editor Jean Stein, the daughter of MCA founder Jules C. Stein.