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Bending with the Winds: Kurt Waldheim and the United Nations

by Seymour Maxwell Finger, Arnold A. Saltzman, George Schwab. 129 pgs.

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Contributors:

   Seymour Maxwell Finger, Arnold A. Saltzman, George Schwab

Publisher:

   Praeger Publishers

Place of Publication:

  New York  

Publication Year:

  1990
Subjects:   Waldheim, Kurt, United Nations--Secretary-General
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1.
Bending with the Winds: Kurt Waldheim and the United Nations
Book by Seymour Maxwell Finger, Arnold A. Saltzman, George Schwab; Praeger Publishers, 1990
Subjects: United Nations--Secretary-General, Waldheim, Kurt
...Nations Secretary-General. 2. Waldheim, Kurt. I. Saltzman Arnold A. II...president. What kind of man is Kurt Waldheim? What were his beliefs, his interests...there is a psychiatric profile of Kurt Waldheim dating from the 1970s, when...
2.
The UN Secretary-General and Moral Authority: Ethics and Religion in International Leadership
Book by Kent J. Kille; Georgetown University Press, 2007
Subjects: International Relations--Moral And Ethical Aspects, Political Leadership--Moral And Ethical Aspects, United Nations--Secretary-General
...Ethical Enigma: Another Look at Kurt Waldheim MICHAEL T KUCHINSKY 187 7 Religion...98. 51. Robert E. Herzstein, Waldheim: The Missing Years (New York: William...Thant of Burma (now Myanmar), Kurt Waldheim of Austria, Javier Perez de Cuellar...
3.
Sheathing the Sword: The UN Secretary-General and the Prevention of International Conflict
Book by Thomas E. Boudreau; Greenwood Press, 1991
Subjects: Pacific Settlement Of International Disputes, Peaceful Change (International Relations), United Nations--Secretary-General
...3 The Struggle Continues: Dag Hammarskjold 39 4 Thant and Waldheim: The Struggle Ebbs 63 5 The Struggle Renewed: Javier Perez de Cuellar 83...
4.
Measures for the Economic Development of Under-Developed Countries: Report by a Group of Experts Appointed by the Secretary-General of the United Nations
Book; United Nations, 1951
Subjects: Developing Countries--Economic Conditions, Economic Development
...Experts appointed by the Secretary-General of the United Nations UNITED NATIONS Department...3 May 1951 UNITED NATIONS PUBLICATIONS Sales No.: 1951.II.B.2 SECRETARY-GENERAL'S PREFACE This report on...agencies. On behalf of the United Nations, I extend thanks to the experts...this important task. Secretary-General CONTENTS...
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The General Assembly of the United Nations a Study of Procedure and Practice
Book by Sydney Dawson Bailey; Praeger, 1964
Subjects: United Nations--General Assembly
...processes of diplomacy. The present Secretary-General of the United Nations has described the Organization...international affairs. The present Secretary-General of the United Nations has drawn attention to this...designated a principal organ of the United Nations. The Secretary-General is, of course, more than an...
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United Nations Development Programme: Choices Magazine Interview with Mr. Kofi Annan Secretary-General of the United Nations
Journal article by Djibril Diallo; International Journal of Humanities and Peace, Vol. 16, 2000
Subjects: Annan, Kofi--Interviews, Developing countries--Relations with industrial nations, Economic development--Planning, United Nations--Planning
...INTERVIEW WITH MR. KOFI ANNAN SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE UNITED NATIONS by Djibril Diallo...interview for CHOICES, the Secretary-General of the United Nations Mr. Kofi Annan, reflects on...the contributions made by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP...conducted the interview. Mr. Secretary General, the first question I have...
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The United Nations Post-Brahimi: An Interview with the UN under Secretary-General for Peace Operations
Journal article by Shireen Khan; Journal of International Affairs, Vol. 55, 2002
Subjects: Guehenno, Jean-Marie--Interviews, Peacekeeping forces--Management, United Nations--Officials and employees
The United Nations Post-Brahimi: an interview with the UN under secretary-general for peace operations...was started by the secretary-general when he issued the reports...that prepares reports for the Secretary. They are very political, good...participation. (1) Revolutionary United Front. (2) North Atlantic...Food Programme. (7) United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. Jean-Marie Guehenno is under secretary-general for peacekeeping operations at the United Nations. A French national with wide...
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Authorizing the Secretary-General of the United Nations to Request Advisory Opinions of the International Court of Justice
Journal article by Stephen M. Schwebel; American Journal of International Law, Vol. 78, 1984
Subjects: International Law, International Relations
AUTHORIZING THE SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE UNITED NATIONS TO REQUEST ADVISORY OPINIONS...is considered below. The Secretary-General of the United Nations himself has evidenced no doubt...aware of the report of the United Nations Secretary-General to the General Assembly, dated...
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Diplomacy and War at NATO: The Secretary General and Military Action after the Cold War
Journal article by Michael Creswell; The Historian, Vol. 70, 2008
Subjects: Books--Book reviews, Diplomacy and War at NATO: The Secretary General and Military Action After the Cold War (Book)--Book reviews
...senses that the United States, aided by the United Kingdom, is still the king maker and deal breaker at NATO. The secretary-generals inability to command the assent of the United States and other powerful nations renders him helpless to exercise influence at the systemic level. The authors findings, and a strength of the book...
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The UN Secretary-General and Norm Entrepreneurship: Boutros Boutros-Ghali and Democracy Promotion
Journal article by Simon Rushton; Global Governance, Vol. 14, 2008
Subjects: Boutros Ghali, Boutros--Influence, Boutros Ghali, Boutros--Powers and duties, Democratization--International aspects, Diplomatic negotiations in international disputes--International aspects, Diplomatic negotiations in international disputes--Political aspects, Pacific settlement of international disputes--International aspects, Pacific settlement of international disputes--Political aspects, Peace negotiations--International aspects, Peace negotiations--Political aspects, Secretaries general--Influence, Secretaries general--Powers and duties, United Nations--Officials and employees
...good of humankind"--making the secretary-general what Kurt Waldheim called "a spokesman for humanity." (18) The relatively...Finnemore, Rules for the World, p. 22. 17. Ibid., p. 23. 18. Kurt Waldheim, In the Eye of the Storm (London: Weidenfeld Nicholson...
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The Secretary-General: Excerpts from Statements by United Nations Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali
Magazine article; UN Chronicle, Vol. 33, Summer 1996
Subjects: Boutros Ghali, Boutros--Addresses, essays, lectures, United Nations--Officials and employees
...excerpts from statements by United Nations Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali...1992, shortly after I became Secretary-General, the United Nations Electoral Assistance Division...it is not always easy to be Secretary-General of the United Nations. For the Charter of San Francisco...
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Secretary-General Calls for Realization of United Nations Full Potential at 40th Anniversary Celebration
Magazine article; UN Chronicle, Vol. 22, June 1985
Subjects: International mediation--Management, Perez de Cuellar, Javier--Addresses, essays, lectures, San Francisco, California--Conferences, meetings, seminars, etc., United Nations--History
Secretary-General calls for realization of United Nations full potential at 40th anniversary...anniversary of the signing of the United Nations Charter--Secretary-General Javier Perez de Cuellar called...scenario for a world without the United Nations system (see box), the Secretary-General said that todays major issues...
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Secretary-General 'Blue Books Series' Showcases Legacy of United Nations: Praise for Series Grows as Sales Top 11,000
Magazine article; UN Chronicle, Vol. 33, Spring 1996
Subjects: Boutros Ghali, Boutros--Authorship, United Nations. Department of Public Information--Publishing, United Nations--Bibliography
Secretary-General Blue Books Series showcases legacy of United Nations: praise for series grows as...overview of the evolution of United Nations policy. In the absence of these...this series." As Assistant Secretary-General for Public Information Samir...not at all surprising that the Secretary-Generals work on behalf of the international...rigorous scholarship about the United Nations. The critical response to the...
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Magazine article; UN Chronicle, Vol. 43, December 2006
Subjects: Ban Ki-moon--Aims and objectives, Ban Ki-moon--Speeches, lectures and essays, Geneva, Switzerland (City), United Nations--Aims and objectives, United Nations--Officials and employees
...Address on His Appointment as Secretary-General of the United Nations, on 13 October 2006. I...the appointment as the eighth Secretary-General of this great Organization, our United Nations. I wish to extend my deepest...elementary school, addressed to the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Mr. Dag Hammarskjold. We urged...
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Magazine article; UN Chronicle, Vol. 43, March 2006
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...Confidence-Rebuilding Required: Excerpt from Secretary-General Kofi Annans Address to the United Nations Association of the United Kingdom...to big changes in the way the United Nations is managed. Some of these I have...within the present session of the General Assembly. It is vital that they...power with other organs of the United Nations, including the new Human Rights...Economic and Social Council, and the General Assembly itself. If these institutions...
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New United Nations Secretary General: South Korea Foreign Minister Ban Ki-Moon
Newspaper article; Manila Bulletin, October 25, 2006
Subjects: Foreign ministers, United Nations
New United Nations Secretary General: South Korea...2007, a new United Nations Secretary General, South Korean...congratulate incoming United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon as...
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Romulo Endorsed as United Nations Secretary General
Newspaper article; Manila Bulletin, September 26, 2006
Romulo Endorsed as United Nations Secretary General. Byline: JUDE C. GALFORD III...may earn the support of both the United States and China if it launches a serious bid for the office of UN Secretary General, adding that Romulo appears acceptable...we are going to have an Asian secretary general at all, why not Romulo?" she asked...
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The United Nations New, Asian Secretary General
Newspaper article; Manila Bulletin, December 26, 2006
Subjects: Annan, Kofi, United Nations
The United Nations New, Asian Secretary General. SOUTH Koreas former Foreign...Annan the demanding job of Secretary General of the United Nations on the first of January. The...years. He was briefly at the United Nations when a colleague, Han Seung Soo, was president of the General Assembly in 2001, and called...his high profile predecessor Secretary General Kofi Annan, who has...
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United Nations General Assembly 59th Session
Newspaper article; Manila Bulletin, September 24, 2004
Subjects: United Nations. General Assembly
...recommendation of the Security Council, it appoints the Secretary-General. For the ongoing 59th United Nations General Assembly, the body is expected to discuss...stronger, leaner, more responsive and inclusive United Nations bodes well for international peace, understanding and development. We are hopeful that the 59th UN General Assembly, headed by Secretary General Kofi Annan, will further the interests of...
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Reforming the United Nations; Will General Assembly Be Receptive?
Newspaper article; The Washington Times, June 21, 2005
Subjects: United Nations
...servants who have been working ineffectually at the United Nations for way too long but who cling with tenacity to...distance, there is Kofi Annan, the embattled U.N. secretary-general on whose watch the oil-for-food scandal blossomed...that "monitored" supplies going into Iraq for the United Nations. From closer up, you will find a secretary-general who has done much to create a moment at which genuine...
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Waldheim, Kurt
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
WALDHEIM, KURT koort valt him, 1918 2007, Austrian diplomat, secretary-general of the...serving in France and Canada. When Austria entered the United Nations in 1958, Waldheim was a member of its delegation. Austrias permanent representative to the...
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United Nations Secretaries-General
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...Trygve Halvdan Lie Norwegian 1946 53 Dag Hammarskjold Swedish 1953 61 U Thant Burmese 1962 71 Kurt Waldheim Austrian 1972 81 Javier Perez de Cuellar Peruvian 1982 91 Boutros Boutros-Ghali Egyptian 1992 96...
3.
United Nations
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...elected secretary-general (1962), was reelected in 1966, and served through 1971. Succeeding secretaries-general were: Kurt Waldheim (1972 81); Javier Perez de Cuellar (1982 91), Boutros Boutros-Ghali (1992 96), Kofi Annan (1997 2006), and...
4.
League of Nations
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...War I (with the exception of the United States, whose Senate refused to...Versailles) and most of the neutral nations. Among later admissions to membership...of Sir Eric Drummond, the first secretary-general of the League, a truly international...eventually became affiliated with the United Nations. In 1946 the League dissolved itself...Geneva) were transferred to the United Nations. The Leagues chief success lay in...
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United States
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Defense, Reagan officials...campaigning, low voter turnout, and a general disapproval of both candidates...Saudi Arabia. In November the United Nations Security Council approved the...Assembly vote in 1999 even as Secretary-General Kofi Annan expressed a desire...Treaty Organization, led by the United States, was unable to prevent...working to influence other nations to cut off sources of financial...October, giving the Treasury secretary broad leeway in using government...early October, compounding the nations financial difficulties and anxieties...international conflicts confronting the United States were sobering and had...
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