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He began as a lawyer for the United States government, working principally in the field of international law from 1959 until 1981. He served as deputy legal adviser of the State Department from 1969 to 1977, legal adviser to Dr. Henry Kissinger for the Vietnam Peace Negotiations, ambassador and head of the U.S. delegation to the Geneva Conference that produced the 1977 Protocols to the Geneva Conventions on the Laws of War, ambassador and deputy special representative of the president for the United Nations Law of the Sea Conference from 1977 to 1981, a member of the United Nations International Law Commission in 1981 and a judge on the Iran-U.S. Claims Tribunal in the Netherlands from 1981 to 2012. During his time in the Netherlands, he was a professor of international humanitarian law at Leiden University and a member of the Eritrea Ethiopia Claims Commission.
He received a B.A. degree from DePauw University in 1954, and an LLB and LLM degrees from Harvard Law School in 1957 and 1958. George also received an honorary Doctor of Law degree from DePauw University in 2007.
Judge Aldrich was born on Feb. 25, 1932, in St. Louis, Mo., the son of the late Emmett Porter Aldrich and Hettie Barbara Hoover Aldrich. He grew up in South Bend, Ind.
Judge Aldrich died on Wednesday, April 10, 2019, at Talbot Hospice House in Easton, Md.
He is survived by his wife of 60 years, Rosemary; three sons, Edward of Alexandria, Va., Stephen (Jill) of Pittsford, N.Y., Robert (Amy, of Atlanta, Ga.; and five grandchildren, Simon, Abby, Nolan, Katie and James.
A visitation will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, April 28, at Fellows, Helfenbein & Newnam Funeral Home P.A, 200 S. Harrison St., Easton. Burial will be private.
Memorial contributions may be made in his honor to the St. Michaels Perkins Family YMCA and Bay Hundred Senior Center at http://www.ymcachesa peake.org/give/ways-give.
For online condolences, please visit www.fhnfuneralhome.com.
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Phillip Hyde
April 29, 2019
Dear Rosemary,
Sorry to hear of George's passing. Wishing you and the family strength at this time. I'll cherish the times we saw each other in the Netherlands.
Love,
Phillip Hyde
April 28, 2019
Rosemary and Family, our sympathy and prayers are extended to you and your family during this difficult time. May wonderful memories fill your soul with happiness.
Dean and Carole Sharp
Diane and riley Smith
April 22, 2019
Rosemary and family, so sorry for the loss of your precious husband and dad. You are in our prayers.
Irene Nicastro
April 14, 2019
Condolences for the loss of a kind man with impeccable integrity. What greater compliment can you have?
April 14, 2019
To the Aldrich Family: My heartfelt sympathies go out to the family and friends during this difficult time. I hope that the promise in 1 Thessalonians 4:14 can bring comfort. Knowing that there's a hope for the ones we have lost in death can be so reassuring.
Melissa E
April 14, 2019
Sincere Condolences Ed , to you , your Precious Mum , Family and Friends as You Travel Through This Valley of Tears Along Life's Journey Ahead
April 14, 2019
Sorry for your loss. May God give your family peace and comfort during this difficult time. John 6:40
RR
April 14, 2019
My sincere condolences to family and friends. May God comfort you during this difficult time and days ahead.
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