The United Nations and peace-building in Africa
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Erwin-Schrödinger-Saal
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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. |
