[5][6] He grew up in Scarsdale, New York and later went on to study at Harvard University where he earned his bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees.
[7] Johnson joined the American Alpine Club in 1925, his climbing companions included Henry S. Hall Jr. and Sir Douglas Busk.
[10] Whilst at the State Department he was adviser for the U.S. delegation at the Dumbarton Oaks Conference (1944), which paved the way for postwar international cooperation, the creation of the United Nations and decided the basic structure of the UN.
[14] He was Special Representative for the United Nations Conciliation Commission for Palestine (August 1961-February 1963)[15][16] and in that role he presented a plan to address the Palestinian refugee crisis.
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