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Kofi Atta Annan (/ ˈ k oʊ f i ˈ æ n æ n / KOH-fee AN-an, [1] US also /-ˈ ɑː n ɑː n /- AH-nahn; [2] 8 April 1938 – 18 August 2018) was a Ghanaian diplomat who served as the seventh secretary-general of the United Nations from 1997 to 2006. [3] Annan and the UN were the co-recipients of the 2001 Nobel Peace Prize. [4]
Annan Arkyin Cato (born 6 May 1939) is a Ghanaian diplomat. He served as Ghana's High Commissioner to the United Kingdom from 2006 to 2009. Previously, he served as Secretary to the Cabinet in John Kufuor's first presidential term from 2001 to 2005.
Pérez de Cuéllar, a Peruvian diplomat who a decade earlier had served as President of the UN Security Council during his time as Peruvian ambassador to the UN, was a compromise candidate. He became the first and thus far only secretary-general from the Americas. He was re-elected unanimously in 1986. [16] 6: Boutros Boutros-Ghali (1922–2016 ...
Interventions: A Life in War and Peace is a memoir by former Secretary-General of the United Nations and 2001 Nobel Peace Prize winner, Kofi Annan.The book, published in 2012, focuses on the workings of the United Nations Secretariat and the conditions under which the Secretary General has to make decisions.
Boutros Boutros-Ghali, Kofi Annan: Benjamin Netanyahu: 12 Yehuda Lancry: 1999–2002 Kofi Annan Ehud Barak, Ariel Sharon: 13 Dan Gillerman: 2002–2008 Kofi Annan, Ban Ki-moon: Ariel Sharon, Ehud Olmert: 14 Gabriela Shalev: 2008–2010 Ban Ki-moon Ehud Olmert, Benjamin Netanyahu 15 Meron Reuben: 2010–2011 Ban Ki-moon Benjamin Netanyahu 16 Ron ...
The Advisory Commission on Rakhine State (Burmese: ရခိုင်ပြည်နယ်ဆိုင်ရာ အကြံပေးကော်မရှင်) was an international advisory commission headed by former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan to ensure the social & economical well-being of both the Buddhist and the Rohingya communities of Myanmar's conflict-ravaged Rakhine State (the ...
On 16 March, Kofi Annan submitted a six-point peace plan to the UN Security Council (see below), asking the Syrian government “to address the legitimate aspirations and concerns of the Syrian people”, cease hostilities, pullback military concentrations from towns, while simultaneously the Envoy would seek similar commitments from the Syrian ...
Annan was vetoed by France, while Essy was vetoed by the United States and the United Kingdom. Although Annan spoke French fluently, Ghana is a former British colony and Annan attended university in the United States. [19] In the second round, Annan led with a vote of 10-3-1 with 1 veto, and Essy came in second with 7 votes in favor and 2 vetoes.