Arthur H. Vandenberg

Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg (March 22, 1884–April 18, 1951) was a Republican Senator from the state of Michigan who participated in the creation of the United Nations.

Committee Assignments and Diplomatic Service

• President pro tempore of the Senate during the 80th Congress, 1947-1949
• Chairman, Committee on Enrolled Bills, 1931-1933
• Chairman, Senate Republican Conference, 1945-1947
• Chairman, Committee on Foreign Relations, 1947-1949
• Delegate to the United Nations Conference at San Francisco in 1945
• Delegate to the United Nations General Assembly at London and New York City in 1946
• United States adviser to the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Council of Foreign Ministers at London, Paris, and New York City in 1946
• Delegate to the Rio De Janeiro Conference for the Maintenance of Continental Peace and Security, at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on August 15 - September 2, 1947, which drafted the Inter-American Treaty of Reciprocal Assistance (also known as the Rio Treaty)