Bunche was a graduate of UCLA. He received a PhD in government from Harvard in 1934. In 1944, Bunche joined the Department of State. He was one of the drafters of the UN charter, and became director of the UN Trusteeship Department. Following the assassination of Count Bernadotte, he helped arrange the ceasefire between Israel and the Arab States following the 1948 War of Independence. For those efforts, he was awarded the Nobel Prize for peace. Bibliography: Jakoubek, Bob . Ralph Bunche: Diplomat . 1994 Chelsea House Pub Urquhart, Brian. Ralph Bunche : An American Life . 1993 Norton W W Co Inc McKissack, Patricia. Ralph J. Bunche : Peacemaker (Great African Americans Series) . 1991 Enslow Pub Johnson, Spencer and Value of Responsibility : The Story of Ralph Bunche . 1979 Goldencraft Cornell, Jean Gay Ralph Bunche, Champion of Peace . 1976 Garrard Pub Co. Haskins, James. Ralph Bunche a Most Reluctant Hero . 1974 Dutton E P