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Only a tiny fraction of diamonds ever came from conflict areas.
In 1974, he arranged the largest individual sale of diamonds ever, for $24.5 million.
"Arms, oil, timber and a variety of other products are generating far greater sums than diamonds ever did, but it is only we that acted decisively," he said in a speech to industry leaders.
The Williamson Diamond Brooch incorporates one of the finest pink diamonds ever discovered.
Beau Sancy diamond, one of the most important royal diamonds ever to come to auction, was one the Sotheby's biggest sales for 2012, fetching $9.7 million.
November 2010: The Graff Pink, a 24.78-carat 24.78-caratnse pink" stone described as "one ofancy greatest dintense ever discovered", auctioned for $46.2m (£29m).
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THE NEWS A South African mining company claimed to have found the largest diamond ever.
He said the larger of the other two stones is the sixth largest gem quality diamond ever mined.
The sell comes a day after the rare oval-cut vivid pink diamond was auctioned for $83m, said to be the most valuable diamond ever offered.
The biggest diamond ever found on Earth, known as the Cullinan diamond, weighed three thousand one hundred and six carats before it was cut, or about one and three-tenths pounds.
The Excelsior diamond which, weighing 995 carats, was the largest uncut diamond ever found to that time was discovered in the De Beers mine at Jagersfontein, Orange Free State.
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