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in drafting the proposal that reintroduced the idea of an
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his father was a chemical engineer. Following the conclusion of the Second World War, Woetzel moved to New York City. After receiving an A. B. degree from
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and illegal. However, he also expressed the hope that the
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was a principal dancer for the New York City Ballet until his retirement in 2008; in 2018, he became president of the
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awarded its Distinguished Peace Leadership Award jointly to Woetzel (posthumously) and A. N. R. Robinson.
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