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Die Vereinten Nationen und Peacebuilding in Afrika

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Erwin-Schrödinger-Saal
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Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the United Nations, New York
Permanent Representative of Guinea-Bissau to the United Nations, New York
Professor, Center on International Cooperation, New York University, New York
Permanent Representative of Japan to the United Nations; Chairperson, UN Peacebuilding Commission, New York
Director, Diplomatic Academy, Vienna
Correspondent, Israel and Palestine Territories, Süddeutsche Zeitung, Tel Aviv Chair

Ph.D. Vitaly I. CHURKIN

Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the United Nations, New York

1974 Graduated from the Moscow Institute for Foreign Affairs
1981 PhD in history from the USSR Diplomatic Academy
1974 Joined the USSR Foreign Ministry
1974-1979 Staff member of the USSR delegation to the Strategic Arms Limitation Talks
1979-1982 Third secretary, US desk, USSR Foreign Ministry
1982-1987 Second, first secretary, USSR Embassy in Washington DC
1987-1989 Staff member, International Department, CPSU Central Committee
1989-1990 Special adviser to the USSR Minister of Foreign Affairs
1990-1991 Director, Information Department, Spokesman of the USSR Foreign Ministry
1992-1994 Deputy Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation, Special Representative of the President of the Russian Federation to the talks on Former Yugoslavia
1994-1998 Ambassador of the Russian Federation to Belgium, Liaison Ambassador to NATO and WEU
1998-2003 Ambassador of the Russian Federation to Canada
2003-2006 Ambassador at Large, MFA, Chairman of Senior Arctic Officials, Arctic Council, Senior Official of Russia at the Barents/Euro-Arctic Council
since 2006 Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the United Nations, Representative of the Russian Federation at the UN Security Council Diplomatic rank - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (1990)

Alfredo LOPES CABRAL

Permanent Representative of Guinea-Bissau to the United Nations, New York

 Degrees in chemical engineering, international relations and certificates in higher specialized studies from several institutions
1974 Beginning of diplomatic service
1974-1975 Adviser in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
1975-1979 Director of the Africa Division in the same ministry
1979-1983 First Counsellor and then Chargé d Affaires at the Guinea-Bissau Mission to the United Nations
1983-1986 Served as Ambassador to Algeria, Tunisia and the Middle East
1986-1990 Permanent Representative of Guinea-Bissau to the United Nations
1987-1996 Ambassador to Washington, D.C. and concurrently to Ottawa, Canada and Mexico
1996-1999 Permanent Representative of Guinea-Bissau to the United Nations
1996-1997 Represented Guinea-Bissau on the Security Council
1996 President of Security Council
1999-2001 Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General in Haiti, as head of the United Nations Civilian Police Mission in Haiti (MIPONUH) and later its successor, the International Civilian Support Mission in Haiti (MICAH)
2001 Director General in the Office of Strategic Studies and Policy Planning in Guinea-Bissau s Foreign Ministry
since 2003 Permanent Representative of Guinea-Bissau to the United Nations, New York
 During his extensive diplomatic service, Mr. Cabral has represented his country at many United Nations system, international, regional and subregional meetings, conferences and summits, including those of the General Assembly, the Organization of African Unity (OAU)/African Union, the Non-Aligned Movement, and the Organization of Islamic Conference, among others. Since 1982, he has been a regular participant in the annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank. He also represented Guinea-Bissau in the Economic and Social Council and in the United Nations Development Programme and United Nations Children's Fund governing boards.

Jake SHERMAN

Professor, Center on International Cooperation, New York University, New York

1996-1998 Mass Grave Forensic Project Consultant, Physicians for Human Rights
2000-2003 Senior/Program Officer, International Peace Academy
2003-2005 Political Affairs Officer, United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan
2005 Consultant, Office of the President s Senior Economic Advisor, Government of Afghanistan
2006 Consultant, Alliance for Conflict Transformation Cambodia
Consultant, American Friends Service Committee, Cambodia
2006-2007 Consultant, Oxfam Great Britain, Cambodia
2008 Consultant, Independent Panel on Safety and Security of United Nations Personnel and Premises Worldwide

Yukio TAKASU

Permanent Representative of Japan to the United Nations; Chairperson, UN Peacebuilding Commission, New York

1969 Joined Japan's diplomatic service, served in London, Kuala Lumpur, New York, Jakarta, Vienna, and Washington,D.C.
1981-1988 Japanese Mission to the U.N.
1987-2000 Ambassador of the Japanese Mission to the U.N.
1988-1989 Foreign Ministry in Tokyo, served as Director of Western Europe Division
1989-1992 Director of UN Policy Division
1993-1997 Assistant Secretary-General, Controller of the United Nations
2000-2001 Director-General for Multilateral Cooperation Department
2001-2005 Ambassador at the Permanent Mission of Japan to the International Organizations in Vienna
since 2007 Permanent Representative of the Japanese Mission to the U.N.

Dr. Hans WINKLER

Director, Diplomatic Academy, Vienna

1963-1968 Universität Wien, Rechtsfakultät
1968 Promotion zum Dr. iur.
1968-1970 Diplomatische Akademie in Wien
1970 Eintritt in das Bundesministerium für auswärtige Angelegenheiten
1970-1972 Völkerrechtsbüro
1972-1973 Legationssekretär an der österreichischen Delegation in Berlin (West)
1973-1978 Botschaftssekretär an der österreichischen Botschaft in Washington
1978-1981 Völkerrechtsbüro
1981-1984 Gesandter-Botschaftsrat an der österreichischen Botschaft in Belgrad
1984-1987 Gesandter-Botschaftsrat an der österreichischen Botschaft in Kairo
1987-1992 Gesandter, stellvertretender Leiter des Völkerrechtsbüros, Leiter der Abteilung "Allgemeines Völkerrecht"
1992-1996 Botschafter, Ständiger Vertreter Österreichs beim Europarat (1993 Vorsitzender des Ministerdelegiertenkomitees)
1996-1999 Leiter der Abteilung für Amerika im Bundesministerium für auswärtige Angelegenheiten (1998 Leiter der Task Force für transatlantische Beziehungen während des österreichischen EU-Vorsitzes)
1999-2005 Leiter des Völkerrechtsbüros
2002-2005 Stellvertretender Generalsekretär
2005-2008 Staatssekretär im Bundesministerium für europäische und internationale Angelegenheiten
 Seit 2009 Direktor, Diplomatische Akademie, Wien

Dr. Alexandra FÖDERL-SCHMID

Correspondent, Israel and Palestine Territories, Süddeutsche Zeitung, Tel Aviv

 Alexandra Föderl-Schmid, born in 1971, has been with the Süddeutsche Zeitung since September 2017 and reports on Israel and the Palestinian territories. Before that, she was editor-in-chief for ten years and later co-editor of the Austrian daily newspaper Der Standard and the news portal derStandard.at. She has studied journalism, political science and history and earned her doctorate on the dual broadcasting system in Germany. Furthermore, she was 2005 Reuters/APA-Geiringer-Fellow in Oxford. She was awarded with the Austrian Kurt-Vorhofer-Prize for politcal journalism, the Constitutional Award and the Ari-Rath-Prize. In addition, she was instrumental in the reestablishment of the Press Council in Austria.

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