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*Admitted to the bar in Connecticut, 1985 | *Admitted to the bar in Connecticut, 1985 | ||
*Law Clerk for Judge Malcolm Richard Wilkey, U.S. Court of Appeals, D.C. Circuit, 1980-81 | *Law Clerk for Judge Malcolm Richard Wilkey, U.S. Court of Appeals, D.C. Circuit, 1980-81 | ||
| − | *Law Clerk for Justice Harry A. Blackmun, U.S. Supreme Court, 1981- | + | *Law Clerk for Justice Harry A. Blackmun, U.S. Supreme Court, 1981-1982 |
| − | *Associate, Covington & Burling, Washington, D.C., 1982- | + | *Associate, Covington & Burling, Washington, D.C., 1982-1983 |
| − | *Adjunct Assistant Professor, George Washington University National Law Center, 1982- | + | *Adjunct Assistant Professor, George Washington University National Law Center, 1982-1985 |
| − | *Attorney-Advisor, Office of Legal Counsel, U.S. Department of Justice, 1983- | + | *Attorney-Advisor, Office of Legal Counsel, U.S. Department of Justice, 1983-1985 |
*Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor, 1998-2001 | *Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor, 1998-2001 | ||
| − | *Associate Professor, Yale, 1985- | + | *Associate Professor, Yale, 1985-1990 |
| − | *Professor, Yale, 1990- | + | *Professor, Yale, 1990-1993 |
*Smith Professor, Yale, 1993- | *Smith Professor, Yale, 1993- | ||
*Director, Orville H. Schell, Jr. Center for International Human Rights at Yale Law School, 1993-98 | *Director, Orville H. Schell, Jr. Center for International Human Rights at Yale Law School, 1993-98 | ||
| − | *Visiting Fellow, All Souls College, Oxford University, 1996- | + | *Visiting Fellow, All Souls College, Oxford University, 1996-1997 |
*Honorary Fellow, Magdalen College, Oxford, 2000- | *Honorary Fellow, Magdalen College, Oxford, 2000- | ||
*Fellow, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 2000- | *Fellow, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 2000- | ||
*Dean, Yale, 2004- | *Dean, Yale, 2004- | ||
| + | :Source: CV available on the Yale website. | ||
== Government Positions == | == Government Positions == | ||
*Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor United States Department of State | *Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor United States Department of State | ||
| − | + | *Commission for Security and Cooperation in Europe -- Commissioner | |
| − | + | *U.S. Delegate or Head of Delegation to: | |
::*United Nations General Assembly (Third Committee) the United Nations Human Rights Commission | ::*United Nations General Assembly (Third Committee) the United Nations Human Rights Commission | ||
::*the Organization of American States | ::*the Organization of American States | ||
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::*U.N. Conference on New and Restored Democracies (Cotonou, Benin 2000) | ::*U.N. Conference on New and Restored Democracies (Cotonou, Benin 2000) | ||
| − | == | + | ==Affiliations == |
| − | *[[ | + | |
| − | *[[Human Rights First]] & | + | *[[National Democratic Institute for International Affairs]] – Board of Directors |
| + | *[[Human Rights First]] – Board of Directors (formerly known as ''Lawyers Committee for Human Rights'') | ||
| + | *[[The Security and Peace Initiative]] – advisory board [http://www.securitypeace.org/index.asp?typeid=7] | ||
| + | *[[Human Rights in China]] – Director | ||
| + | *[[Democracy Coalition Project]] – US Advisory Board | ||
| + | *[[Interights]] – Advisory Council | ||
== Other Chapters == | == Other Chapters == | ||
*[[Koh Selling Humanitarian Bombing]] | *[[Koh Selling Humanitarian Bombing]] | ||
Latest revision as of 12:29, 3 October 2007
Harold Hongju Koh was Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor during the Clinton administration. He is (2004) Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law at Yale University [1].
Professional History
- Professional Positions Developments Editor, Harvard Law Review
- Admitted to the bar in New York, 1981
- Admitted to the bar in Washington, D.C., 1981
- Admitted to the bar in Connecticut, 1985
- Law Clerk for Judge Malcolm Richard Wilkey, U.S. Court of Appeals, D.C. Circuit, 1980-81
- Law Clerk for Justice Harry A. Blackmun, U.S. Supreme Court, 1981-1982
- Associate, Covington & Burling, Washington, D.C., 1982-1983
- Adjunct Assistant Professor, George Washington University National Law Center, 1982-1985
- Attorney-Advisor, Office of Legal Counsel, U.S. Department of Justice, 1983-1985
- Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor, 1998-2001
- Associate Professor, Yale, 1985-1990
- Professor, Yale, 1990-1993
- Smith Professor, Yale, 1993-
- Director, Orville H. Schell, Jr. Center for International Human Rights at Yale Law School, 1993-98
- Visiting Fellow, All Souls College, Oxford University, 1996-1997
- Honorary Fellow, Magdalen College, Oxford, 2000-
- Fellow, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 2000-
- Dean, Yale, 2004-
- Source: CV available on the Yale website.
Government Positions
- Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor United States Department of State
- Commission for Security and Cooperation in Europe -- Commissioner
- U.S. Delegate or Head of Delegation to:
- United Nations General Assembly (Third Committee) the United Nations Human Rights Commission
- the Organization of American States
- the Council of Europe, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe
- the U.N. Committee Against Torture
- Inaugural Community of Democracies Meeting (Warsaw 2000)
- U.N. Conference on New and Restored Democracies (Cotonou, Benin 2000)
Affiliations
- National Democratic Institute for International Affairs – Board of Directors
- Human Rights First – Board of Directors (formerly known as Lawyers Committee for Human Rights)
- The Security and Peace Initiative – advisory board [2]
- Human Rights in China – Director
- Democracy Coalition Project – US Advisory Board
- Interights – Advisory Council
