E.N. Thompson Forum on World Issues: Presidential Advisor Theodore C Sorensen

Theodore "Ted" Sorensen, former special counsel and adviser to President John F Kennedy and a widely published author on the presidency and foreign affairs, practiced international law for over 36 years as a senior partner and now of counsel, in the prominent US law firm of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton and Garrison LLP. Former chairman of the firm's International Practice Committee, he has represented US and multinational corporations in negotiations with governments all over the world and advised and assisted a large number of foreign governments and government leaders, ranging from the late President Anwar El Sadat of Egypt to former President Nelson Mandela of South Africa. Sorensen is a Lincoln native and graduate of UNL and the University of Nebraska College of Law. His memoir, "Counselor: A Life at the Edge of History," was published in May, 2008.